| EXASPERATOR | • exasperator n. Alternative spelling of exasperater. • EXASPERATOR n. one who exasperates, also EXASPERATER. |
| EXOPARASITE | • exoparasite n. (Biology) Alternative form of ectoparasite. • EXOPARASITE n. a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host. |
| EXPECTORANT | • expectorant n. (Medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs. • expectorant adj. (Medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm. • EXPECTORANT n. an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract. |
| EXPECTORATE | • expectorate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs. • expectorate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To spit. • EXPECTORATE v. to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting. |
| EXPLORATIVE | • explorative adj. Exploratory. • EXPLORATIVE adj. serving to explore. |
| EXPROBRATED | • exprobrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exprobrate. • EXPROBRATE v. (archaic) to upbraid. |
| EXPROBRATES | • exprobrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exprobrate. • EXPROBRATE v. (archaic) to upbraid. |
| EXPROPRIATE | • expropriate v. (Transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. • EXPROPRIATE v. to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. |
| EXTEMPORARY | • extemporary adj. Extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORARY adj. unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc., also EXTEMPORANEOUS, EXTEMPORE. |
| EXTRAPOLATE | • extrapolate v. (Transitive) To infer by extending known information. • extrapolate v. (Transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within… • EXTRAPOLATE v. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| OVEREXPANDS | • overexpands v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexpand. • OVEREXPAND v. to expand excessively. |
| OVEREXPLAIN | • overexplain v. (Transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail. • OVEREXPLAIN v. to explain to excess. |
| PAROXETINES | • PAROXETINE n. a kind of antidepressant drug. |
| PEROXIDASES | • peroxidases n. Plural of peroxidase. • PEROXIDASE n. an enzyme found in many plants which acts as a catalyst in the oxidation of various substances by peroxides. |
| PHYLLOXERAE | • phylloxerae n. Plural of phylloxera. • PHYLLOXERA n. a kind of beetle, a pest of vineyards. |
| XEROGRAPHER | • xerographer n. A xerography machine; a photocopier. • XEROGRAPHER n. one who practises xerography. |
| XEROPHAGIES | • xerophagies n. Plural of xerophagy. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |