Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z exciple The outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category. exciplex Any complex or heteronuclear molecule existing in an excited state, that is dissociated in the ground state. excipular Relating to the exciple. excipuliform Having the form of an exciple. excipulum An exciple. excircle An escribed circle; a circle outside a polygon (especially a triangle, but also sometimes a quadrilateral) that is tangent to each of the lines on which the sides of the polygon lie. excisability Suitability or potential for being excised. excisable Liable or subject to excise. excisanin Any of a class of diterpenoids isolated from Rabdosia excisa. excisase An enzyme that catalyses an excision of a chromosome excise A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). exciseman An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws. excisemanship The state or business of an exciseman. excision The removal of some text during editing. excisional performed by excision excisionase A bacteriophage protein that regulates the assembly of the excisive intasome and inhibits viral integration excisive Relating to, or causing excision excisor One who excises, especially one who performs female genital cutting. excisosome The system/structure that removes membranous organelles from the developing lens of the eye excitability The state of being excitable excitable Easily excited. excitableness The quality of being excitable, excitability. excitably In an excitable manner. excitance propensity to excite or stimulate excitancy propensity to excite or stimulate excitant exciting; stimulating excitate To excite. excitation The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. excitational Synonym of excitatory. excitative That causes excitation excitatorily In an excitatory manner excitatory Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative. excite To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. excited Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. excitedly In an excited manner. excitedness The quality of being excited. exciteful Full of excitement; exciting excitement The state of being excited (emotionally aroused). exciter One who or that which excites. exciting Creating or producing excitement. excitingly In an exciting manner. excitingness The state or condition of being exciting. excitive excited excitoglandular That increases the output of a gland excitomotory Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition. exciton A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor excitoneurotoxicity Synonym of excitotoxicity. excitonic Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics excitonically In terms of or by means of excitons. excitonics The study of excitons. excitoprotection protection against excitotoxicity excitoprotective protective against excitotoxicity excitoreflex That produces a reflex action excitorepellency The condition of being excitorepellent excitorepellent That generates a repulsive reaction excitosecretory Triggering secretion; said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are activated. excitosome A complex of proteins which, together with calcium ions, triggers secretion excitotoxic Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity excitotoxically In an excitotoxic manner excitotoxicity The continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter, especially by glutamates excitotoxin Any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity. excitron A kind of mercury pool tube. exclaim To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. exclaimer One who exclaims. exclaiming Uttering an exclamation. exclaimingly With an exclamation. exclamate To exclaim; to mark with an exclamation. exclamation The act of loudly calling or crying out, for example, as in anger, grief or pain, joy, surprise, etc.; (countable) an instance of this. exclamational Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation. exclamative In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory. exclamatively In an exclamative manner. exclamativity The quality of being exclamative. exclamatorily In an exclamatory way. exclamatory Resembling an exclamation. exclaustration The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world. exclave A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part. exclay lightweight aggregate made by heating clay exclinate Directed outwards. exclosure A limited area from which unwanted animals, such as domestic cattle or wildlife, are excluded by fencing or other means. excludability The ability to be excluded. excludable Able to be excluded. exclude To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out. excluded Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned. excludedness The quality of being excluded. excludee One who is excluded. excluder Someone or something that excludes. excludibility The quality of being excludible. excluding to the exclusion of; not including excludingly So as to exclude. exclus An exclusionist. exclusibility The quality of being exclusible. exclusion The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. exclusionarily In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude. exclusionary Acting to exclude something Exclusioner A member of the political factions that sought to exclude James, Duke of York, from the throne of England in the 17th century. exclusionism The quality of being exclusionist. exclusionist A person who advocates the exclusion of someone or something exclusionistic Synonym of exclusionist. exclusive Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions. exclusively To the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely. exclusiveness The state of being exclusive; exclusivity. exclusivism The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others. exclusivist An advocate of exclusivism. exclusivistic Exhibiting exclusivism. exclusivity The quality of being exclusive. exclusivization The process of exclusivizing. exclusivize To make exclusive. exclusory having the power or the function of excluding. exco Executive committee or council. excoct To extract a material by boiling. excoction The act of excocting or boiling out. excoecarianin A particular ellagitannin. excogitable imaginable; able to be thought or conceived of excogitate To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate. excogitation Careful thought or consideration. excogitative Relating to excogitation. excogitator One who excogitates. EXCOMM The Executive Committee of the National Security Council: a body of United States government officials that convened to advise President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. excommune To exclude from participation in; to excommunicate or kick out. excommunicable Liable or deserving to be excommunicated. excommunicant Someone who has been excommunicated. excommunicate To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community. excommunicatee One who is excommunicated. excommunication The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual. excommunicative Relating to excommunication. excommunicator One who excommunicates. excommunicatory Relating to excommunication. excommunion excommunication. exconjugant Either of a conjugating pair of protozoan ciliates after separation and before subsequent mitotic division excoriable Capable, or worthy, of being excoriated. excoriate To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin. excoriatingly So as to excoriate. excoriation The act of excoriating or flaying. excoriator One who excoriates, or strongly denounces. excoriosis A kind of vine dieback caused by a fungus. excorporate Formerly corporate. excorporation the process through which mass cultural commodities are changed or remade into one’s own culture excorticate To strip of bark, shell or skin. excortication The act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure excosecant The trigonometric function csc(x) − 1. Abbreviation: excsc excreate To spit out; to discharge from the throat by hawking and spitting. excreation The act of spitting out. excrement Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces. excremental Of or pertaining to excrement. excrementitial Pertaining to, consisting of, or of the nature of excrement. excrementitious Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement. excrementitiously In an excrementitious manner. excrementitiousness The quality of being excrementitious. excrementive excretory excrementize To defecate.