| EXCEPTIONAL | • exceptional adj. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. • exceptional adj. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. • exceptional adj. (Geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. |
| EXCULPATION | • exculpation n. The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. • exculpation n. That which exculpates; an excuse. • EXCULPATION n. the act of exculpating. |
| EXPLANATION | • explanation n. The act or process of explaining. • explanation n. Something that explains, makes understandable. • explanation n. A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation. |
| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXPLICATION | • explication n. The act of opening or unfolding. • explication n. (Dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation. • explication n. The sense given by an expositor. |
| EXPLORATION | • exploration n. The process of exploring. • exploration n. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery. • exploration n. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting)… |
| EXPONENTIAL | • exponential adj. Relating to an exponent. • exponential adj. (Mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e. • exponential adj. (Mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity… |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| PIXELATIONS | • pixelations n. Plural of pixelation. • PIXELATION n. a video technique in which an image is blurred by being overlaid with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person. |
| PIXELLATION | • pixellation n. Alternative form of pixelation. • PIXELLATION n. the act of dividing an image into pixels for display in a digital format, also PIXILATION, PIXILLATION. |
| PIXILATIONS | • pixilations n. Plural of pixilation. • PIXILATION n. a technique for making human figures and animals appear to be animated e.g. by the use of stop-frame methods, also PIXELLATION, PIXILLATION. |
| PIXILLATION | • pixillation n. Alternative form of pixilation. • PIXILLATION n. a technique for making human figures and animals appear to be animated artificially, e.g. by the use of stop-frame camera techniques, also PIXELLATION, PIXILATION. |
| POSTEXILIAN | • postexilian adj. After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews. • POSTEXILIAN adj. existing or occurring after exile, esp. after the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, also POSTEXILIC. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XENOPLASTIC | • xenoplastic adj. Of or pertaining to xenoplasty. • XENOPLASTIC adj. involving or occurring between distantly related individuals. |