A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
annexations
annexations
noun
plural of annexation
annexionist
annexionist
noun
An annexationist.
anoxybiosis
anoxybiosis
noun
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
antioxidase
antioxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
antisexists
antisexists
noun
plural of antisexist
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
archosyrinx
asteroxylon
axanthopsia
axanthopsia
noun
Inability to see the colours yellow and blue.
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
buxomnesses
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
coexistence
coexistence
noun
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
coexplosion
coextension
coextension
noun
The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
coextensive
coextensive
adj
(logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
connexities
consolatrix
contextless
contextless
adj
without context
contextures
contextures
noun
plural of contexture
convexities
convexities
noun
plural of convexity
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
cristineaux
cystosyrinx
deoxidising
deoxidising
verb
present participle of deoxidise
detoxicants
detoxicants
noun
plural of detoxicant
dextranases
dextranases
noun
plural of dextranase
dicrostonyx
endomixises
exactnesses
exactnesses
noun
plural of exactness
exaltations
exaltations
noun
plural of exaltation
exaltedness
exaltedness
noun
The state of being exalted.
exanthalose
excavations
excavations
noun
plural of excavation
excellences
excellences
noun
plural of excellence
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
excitations
excitations
noun
plural of excitation
excitedness
excitedness
noun
The quality of being excited.
excitements
excitements
noun
plural of excitement
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
excrescence
excrescence
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
excrescency
excrescency
noun
(obsolete) An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth.
(obsolete) An excrescence, and excrescent growth; an outgrowth.
(obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
exenterates
exenterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exenterate
exenteritis
exhalations
exhalations
noun
plural of exhalation
exhaustions
exhaustions
noun
plural of exhaustion
exhibitions
exhibitions
noun
plural of exhibition
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exindusiate
existential
existential
adj
(linguistics) Relating to part of a clause that indicates existence, e.g. "there is".
(philosophy) Of, or relating to existentialism.
Based on experience; empirical.
Concerning the very existence of something, especially with regard to extinction.
Of or relating to existence.
noun
(linguistics) Ellipsis of existential clause.
(programming) Ellipsis of existential type.
exocytosing
exocytosing
verb
present participle of exocytose
exodontists
exodontists
noun
plural of exodontist
exogenously
exogenously
adv
In an exogenous manner
exonerators
exonerators
noun
plural of exonerator
exonuclease
exonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of enzymes which cleave single nucleotides from the end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) chain.
exoskeleton
exoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
expansional
expansional
adj
Relating to expansion.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expectances
expectances
noun
plural of expectance
expediences
expediences
noun
plural of expedience
expeditions
expeditions
noun
plural of expedition
expendables
expendables
noun
plural of expendable
expenseless
expenseless
adj
Without cost or expense.
expensively
expensively
adv
In an expensive manner.
expenthesis
experiences
experiences
noun
plural of experience
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experience
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
expiscation
expiscation
noun
(archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
exposedness
exposedness
noun
The state or quality of being exposed.
expositions
expositions
noun
plural of exposition
expressions
expressions
noun
plural of expression
expressness
expressness
noun
definiteness.
quickness; speed
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
exsiccating
exsiccating
verb
present participle of exsiccate
exsiccation
exsiccation
noun
The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
exsolutions
exsolutions
noun
plural of exsolution
exsuperance
extensional
extensional
adj
Having great extent.
Of or pertaining to extension.
extensities
extensities
noun
plural of extensity
extensively
extensively
adv
In an extensive manner, widely.
extensivity
extensivity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is extensive
(uncountable) The condition of being extensive
extenuators
extenuators
noun
plural of extenuator
exterminist
externalise
externalise
verb
Alternative spelling of externalize
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
externalist
externalist
adj
(epistemology) Contending that there are non-internal factors which can affect the justificatory status of a belief
noun
One who adheres to externalist beliefs
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
extinctions
extinctions
noun
plural of extinction
extinguised
extractions
extractions
noun
plural of extraction
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
extremeness
extremeness
noun
The degree or property of being extreme.
extrinsical
extrinsical
adj
(rare) Extrinsic.
noun
(obsolete) Something that is extrinsic.
exuberances
exuberances
noun
plural of exuberance
exultancies
exultancies
noun
plural of exultancy
exultations
exultations
noun
plural of exultation
exurbanites
exurbanites
noun
plural of exurbanite
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
fixednesses
fixednesses
noun
plural of fixedness
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flexionless
flexionless
adj
(grammar, dated) inflectionless
fluoxetines
foxhuntings
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
hemosalpinx
hexahedrons
hexastichon
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hexosaminic
hexosaminic
adj
Of or relating to hexosamine.
indexations
indexations
noun
plural of indexation
inexactness
inexactness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty.
inexclusive
inexcusable
inexcusable
adj
not excusable
inexcusably
inexcusably
adv
In an inexcusable manner.
inexhausted
inexhausted
Adjective
Not exhausted.
inexistence
inexistence
noun
That which exists within; a constituent.
The state of existing in something
The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.
inexistency
inexpansive
inexpensive
inexpensive
adj
low in price
inexplosive
inexplosive
adj
Not explosive.
inexposable
inextensile
inextension
inextension
noun
Lack of extension; unextended state.
inextensive
infixations
infixations
noun
plural of infixation
innoxiously
innoxiously
adv
(archaic) In an innoxious manner.
inobnoxious
inquisitrix
inquisitrix
noun
(rare, archaic) A female inquisitor.
inspiratrix
inspiratrix
noun
A female inspirator.
instigatrix
instigatrix
noun
female equivalent of instigator
institutrix
intersexual
intersexual
adj
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
(of a competition, etc.) Between the sexes.
noun
An intersex person.
intoxicants
intoxicants
noun
plural of intoxicant
intoxicates
intoxicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intoxicate