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  • EXFOLIATEverbFrench94 findersTo remove the leaves from a plant.
  • EXFOLIATIONnounLatin58 findersThe scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
  • EXFOLIATIVEadjective9 findersThat causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
  • EXFOLIATORnoun24 findersAn exfoliant.
  • EXHALATIONnounLatin150 findersThe act or process of exhaling; breathing out
  • EXHALEverbLatin35 findersTo expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
  • EXHAUSTverbLatin63 findersTo draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
  • EXHAUSTEDadjective67 findersVery tired; zonked (out).
  • EXHAUSTEDLYadverb16 findersIn an exhausted manner.
  • EXHAUSTERnoun10 findersOne who exhausts or depletes.
  • EXHAUSTIBLEadjective13 findersCapable of being exhausted.
  • EXHAUSTINGadjective105 findersVery tiring.
  • EXHAUSTIONnounLatin78 findersThe point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  • EXHAUSTIVEadjectiveLatin63 findersIncluding every possible element: fully comprehensive.
  • EXHAUSTIVELYadverb34 findersIn an exhaustive manner.
  • EXHIBITverbLatin19 findersTo display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
  • EXHIBITERnoun2 findersOne who exhibits one who presents a petition, charge, or bill.
  • EXHIBITORnounLatin6 findersSomeone who exhibits something.
  • EXHIBITORYadjectiveFrench5 findersexhibiting; publicly showing
  • EXHILARANTadjectiveLatin6 findersCausing exhilaration or pleasure.
  • EXHILARATEverbAncient Greek13 findersTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
  • EXHILARATINGverb35 finderspresent participle and gerund of exhilarate
  • EXHILARATIONnoun28 findersThe act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
  • EXHILARATIVEadjective1 finderexhilarating
  • EXHORTverbLatin194 findersTo urge; to advise earnestly.
  • EXHORTINGLYadverb4 findersSo as to exhort.
  • EXHUMEverbLatin292 findersTo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  • EXHUMERnoun67 findersOne who exhumes.
  • EXIGEANTadjectiveFrench2 findersexigent; demanding
  • EXIGENCYnounLatin122 findersThe demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
  • EXIGENTadjectiveLatin305 findersUrgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
  • EXIGENTLYadverb37 findersIn an exigent manner.
  • EXIGIBLEadjectiveLatin4 findersThat may be exacted; demandable; requirable.
  • EXIGUITYnounLatin16 findersThe quality of being meagre or scanty.
  • EXIGUOUSadjectiveLatin49 findersScanty; meager.
  • EXIGUOUSLYadverb22 findersIn an exiguous way.
  • EXILARCHnounHebrew3 findersThe leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
  • EXILEnounLatin42 findersThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
  • EXILERnoun20 findersOne who exiles.
  • EXILIANadjective6 findersHaving the characteristics of exile.
  • EXILICadjective30 findersOf or pertaining to exile.
  • EXILITYnounLatin1 finderThinness, smallness; a shrunken or meagre condition.
  • EXIMIOUSadjectiveLatin20 findersPre-eminent, outstanding.
  • EXIMIOUSLYadverb3 findersIn an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
  • EXINEnounLatin8 findersThe outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
  • EXISTverbProto-Indo-European58 findersto be; have existence; have being or reality
  • EXITnounSpanish35 findersAn act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
  • EXOCARPnounAncient Greek28 findersThe outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
  • EXODEnounAncient Greek10 findersdeparture; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
  • EXODERMnoun39 findersAn outer layer of skin.
  • EXODERMALadjective28 findersRelating to the exodermis
  • EXODICadjectiveAncient Greek18 findersConducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor nerves or efferent nerves.
  • EXODISTnoun1 finderOne who goes out or emigrates; a member of an exodus.
  • EXODONTICSnoun2 findersthe extraction of teeth
  • EXODOSnounAncient Greek2 findersA final scene or departure in a play, especially a tragedy.
  • EXODUSnounAncient Greek249 findersA sudden departure of a large number of people.
  • EXOGAMICadjective42 findersOf or pertaining to exogamy.
  • EXOGAMOUSadjective57 findersOf or relating to exogamy.
  • EXOGAMYnoun86 findersMarriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.
  • EXOGENnounFrench39 findersA plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.
  • EXOGENICadjective39 findersOriginating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
  • EXOGENOUSadjective197 findersHaving an external cause. Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
  • EXOGENOUSLYadverb44 findersIn an exogenous manner
  • EXOGENYnoun6 findersInfluence by external forces.
  • EXOMEnoun1 finderThe complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns.
  • EXOMISnounAncient Greek7 findersA sleeveless Ancient Greek tunic worn by workers and light infantry.
  • EXONnounFrench47 findersAn officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
  • EXONICadjective28 findersOf or pertaining to an exon.
  • EXONUMIAnounLatin20 findersCoinlike objects.
  • EXONUMISTnoun9 findersSomeone who collects exonumia.
  • EXONYMnoun35 findersAn external name for a place, people or a language used by outgroup members (such as foreigners) instead of ingroup members (such as native-language speakers).
  • EXOPARASITEnoun1 finderAlternative form of ectoparasite.
  • EXOPHAGIESnoun4 findersCannibalism, of those outside a social group.
  • EXOPHAGYnoun19 findersCannibalism, of those outside a social group.
  • EXOPHILICadjective13 findersLiving outside of human habitations
  • EXOPHORICadjective7 findersRelating to, or afflicted with, exophoria.
  • EXOPLANETnounAncient Greek83 findersA planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
  • EXOPLASMnoun27 findersArchaic form of ectoplasm.
  • EXOPODnoun6 findersThe outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean.
  • EXOPODITEnoun1 finderThe external part of the uropod.
  • EXOPODITICadjective1 finderRelating to the exopodite.
  • EXORABLEadjectiveLatin34 findersCapable of being moved or persuaded.
  • EXORATIONnounLatin3 findersentreaty
  • EXORBITALadjective24 findersprotruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
  • EXORCISEverbAncient Greek18 findersTo drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
  • EXORCISMnounAncient Greek108 findersThe ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
  • EXORCISTnounAncient Greek65 findersA person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a practitioner in exorcism to force out evil spirits or demons from a living being.
  • EXORDIALadjectiveLatin12 findersof or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
  • EXORDIUMnounLatin55 findersA beginning.
  • EXOSMOTICadjective4 findersRelating to exosmosis.
  • EXOSPHERICadjective17 findersOf or pertaining to an exosphere.
  • EXOSPORALadjective2 findersRelating to an exospore.
  • EXOSPOREnoun5 findersThe outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi.
  • EXOSPORIUMnoun5 findersThe outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
  • EXOTERICadjectiveProto-Indo-European16 findersOf a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.
  • EXOTERICISMnoun2 findersThe quality of being widely known or exoteric.
  • EXOTHERMALadjective62 findersexothermic
  • EXOTHERMICadjectiveAncient Greek178 findersThat releases energy in the form of heat.
  • EXOTICadjectiveAncient Greek61 findersForeign, especially in an exciting way.
  • EXOTICISMnoun36 findersThe state of being exotic.

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