The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
anaximenes
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
angiemphraxis
anisaldoxime
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
anoxemias
anoxemias
noun
plural of anoxemia
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpressionism
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antispermotoxin
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.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
axiomatizations
axiomatizations
noun
plural of axiomatization
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
baxterianism
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
buxomnesses
carboxydomonas
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomist
noun
One who studies chemotaxonomy.
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
christianomastix
chronomastix
coadministratrix
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionist
complexionless
complexionless
adj
colourless; pale
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
connexionalism
connexionalism
noun
(theology) The theological understanding and foundation of Methodist polity, as practised in the British Methodist Church, the American United Methodist Church, and many of the countries where Methodism was established by their missionaries.
costopneumopexy
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
desoxymorphine
dexamenus
dexamethasone
dexamethasone
noun
(pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₉FO₅, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
disexcommunicate
encephalomalaxis
endomixis
endomixis
noun
(biology) A periodic reorganization of the cell nucleus in certain ciliated protozoa
endomixises
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
examens
examens
noun
plural of examen
examinationism
examinationist
examinations
examinations
noun
plural of examination
examinees
examinees
noun
plural of examinee
examiners
examiners
noun
plural of examiner
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
exanthemas
exanthematous
exanthematous
adj
Of or pertaining to exanthem.
exanthems
exanthems
noun
plural of exanthem
excessman
excessmen
exciseman
exciseman
noun
An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
excisemen
excisemen
noun
plural of exciseman
excitements
excitements
noun
plural of excitement
exclamations
exclamations
noun
plural of exclamation
exclusionism
exclusionism
noun
A policy or ideology that favors exclusion of some individuals or groups from a nation, sect, etc.
The quality of being exclusionist.
excommunicates
excommunicates
noun
plural of excommunicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excommunicate
excommunications
excommunications
noun
plural of excommunication
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excrementitious
excrementitious
adj
Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
excrementitiously
excrementitiously
adv
In an excrementitious manner.
excrementitiousness
excrementitiousness
noun
The quality of being excrementitious.
excrementous
excrements
excrements
noun
plural of excrement
excursionism
excursionism
noun
The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism.
excystment
excystment
noun
The process, or the result of excysting
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemptionist
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exendospermic
exendospermous
exhibitionism
exhibitionism
noun
(pathology) The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public.
The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
eximiousness
existentialism
existentialism
noun
(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
(philosophy, not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
existimation
existimation
noun
Opinion, esteem or judgment.
exocannibalism
exocannibalism
noun
(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
exogenism
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
exorcism
expansionism
expansionism
noun
The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
expansometer
expansum
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
experimentalism
experimentalism
noun
(philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
experimentalist
experimentalist
adj
Relating to experimentation
noun
A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences
A person who values the results of experiments over theory
One who performs experiments
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimenters
experimenters
noun
plural of experimenter
experimentist
experimentist
noun
An experimenter.
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expressionism
expressionism
noun
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music
expressionismus
expressman
expressman
noun
A person employed in the express business.
expressmen
expressmen
noun
plural of expressman
expromission
expromission
noun
(law) The intervention of a new debtor, substituted for the former one, who is consequently discharged by the creditor.
exstemporaneous
extemporalness
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
extensimeter
extensionalism
extensionalism
noun
(philosophy) The belief in extensionality.
extensometer
extensometer
noun
An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.
extensum
exterminates
exterminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exterminate
exterminations
exterminations
noun
plural of extermination
exterminators
exterminators
noun
plural of exterminator
exterminatress
exterminatress
noun
(rare) A female exterminator; an exterminatrix.
exterminist
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.
externalisms
externalisms
noun
plural of externalism
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extramission
extramission
noun
(obsolete) Emission.
extraorganismal
extraorganismal
adj
That exists outside of an organism
extremeness
extremeness
noun
The degree or property of being extreme.
extumescence
extumescence
noun
A swelling or rising.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemosalpinx
herstmonceux
hexamines
hexamines
noun
plural of hexamine
hexastemonous
hexosamine
hexosamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
hexosaminic
hexosaminic
adj
Of or relating to hexosamine.
hexosemonophosphoric
hurstmonceux
impersonatrix
influxionism
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
intermixes
intermixes
noun
plural of intermix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermix
intermixtures
intermixtures
noun
plural of intermixture
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
intersexualism
intersexualism
noun
The state of being intersexual.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.