Nouns

exodontist

noun

a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth

exodontics

noun

the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth

exogamy

noun

marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other tha...

exogen

noun

flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by depos...

exon

noun

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein struc...

exophthalmos

noun

protrusion of the eyeball from the socket

exorbitance

noun

excessive excess

exordium

noun

(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discour...

exosphere

noun

the outermost atmospheric layer

exostosis

noun

a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartila...

exotoxin

noun

a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surround...

exotropia

noun

strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

expansionism

noun

the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic infl...

expansivity

noun

a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tend...

expectorant

noun

a medicine promoting expectoration

expectoration

noun

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

expeditiousness

noun

the property of being prompt and efficient

expensiveness

noun

the quality of being high-priced

explicandum

noun

(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or express...

expositor

noun

a person who explains

expostulation

noun

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

expressage

noun

rapid transport of goods

expunction

noun

deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

exquisiteness

noun

extreme beauty of a delicate sort

extenuation

noun

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represen...

extern

noun

a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a ho...

externalisation

noun

attributing to outside causes

externality

noun

the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or...

exteroceptor

noun

any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

extortioner

noun

a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to...

extrados

noun

the exterior curve of an arch

extraneousness

noun

unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at han...

extrasystole

noun

a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhyth...

extravagancy

noun

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum o...

extravasation

noun

(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so for...

extraversion

noun

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what i...

extravert

noun

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realitie...

extremum

noun

the point located farthest from the middle of something

extroversion

noun

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what i...

exudation

noun

a substance that oozes out from plant pores

exurbia

noun

a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia

exuviae

noun

cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdy...

eyas

noun

an unfledged or nestling hawk

eyebath

noun

a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye...

eyecup

noun

a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye...

eyeshot

noun

the range of the eye

eyespot

noun

an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); us...

eyestrain

noun

a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a...

eyetooth

noun

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) loca...

eyra

noun

long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat