| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXASPERATION | • exasperation n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. • exasperation n. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. • EXASPERATION n. the state of being exasperated. |
| EXPATRIATION | • expatriation n. Voluntary migration from one’s native land to another. • expatriation n. Forced expulsion of from one’s native land to another. • EXPATRIATION n. the act of expatriating. |
| PORTMANTEAUX | • portmanteaux n. Plural of portmanteau. • PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| EXASPERATIONS | • exasperations n. Plural of exasperation. • EXASPERATION n. the state of being exasperated. |
| EXPATRIATIONS | • expatriations n. Plural of expatriation. • EXPATRIATION n. the act of expatriating. |
| EXPLANATORILY | • explanatorily adv. With regard to explanation, or explanatory power. • EXPLANATORY adv. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXPLORATIONAL | • explorational adj. Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration. • EXPLORATIONAL adj. relating to exploration. |
| EXTRAPOLATING | • extrapolating v. Present participle of extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATE v. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. |
| EXTRAPOLATION | • extrapolation n. (Mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values. • extrapolation n. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts. • extrapolation n. (Music) The diametric opposite of interpolation. |
| APPROXIMATIONS | • approximations n. Plural of approximation. • APPROXIMATION n. the act of drawing together. |
| EXTRAPOLATIONS | • extrapolations n. Plural of extrapolation. • EXTRAPOLATION n. the act of extrapolating. |
| NONEXPLANATORY | • nonexplanatory adj. Not explanatory. • NONEXPLANATORY adj. not explanatory. |
| XENOTRANSPLANT | • xenotransplant n. An instance of xenotransplantation. • xenotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of xenograft. • xenotransplant v. To carry out xenotransplantation. |
| INTERPAROXYSMAL | • interparoxysmal adj. Between paroxysms. • INTERPAROXYSMAL adj. between paroxysms. |
| SUPEREXALTATION | • superexaltation n. Elevation above the common degree. • superexaltation n. Supreme or excessive exaltation. • SUPEREXALTATION n. a state of very high exaltation. |
| XENOTRANSPLANTS | • xenotransplants n. Plural of xenotransplant. • XENOTRANSPLANT n. an operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred from one animal to another of a different species. |