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 excrementous Synonym of excrementitious. excresce To grow or extend abnormally. excrescence Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else. excrescency An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development excrescent A growing mutation, usually abnormal. excrescential Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence. excrescently In an excrescent manner. excreta Bodily waste which is excreted from the body. excretability The condition of being excretable excretable That can be excreted. excretal Relating to excretion or to excrement. excrete To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. excreter One who excretes. excretes excreta; matters discharged from the animal body excretin A non-nitrogenous crystalline substance, formerly thought to be present in small quantities in human feces. excreting An act of excretion. excretion The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting. excretionary Relating to excretion. excretive Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion. excretome That part of a proteome consisting of proteins excreted from a cell excretor Any organism that excretes waste matter excretorily In an excretory manner. excretory Of, or relating to excretion. excruciable Liable to torment. excruciate To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture. excruciating Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing excruciatingly In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain. excruciation Excruciating pain. excruciator One who excruciates. excrudescence A symbolic abnormal outgrowth. excubant Watchful; keeping watch or guarding. excubation A keeping watch; a vigil. excubitorium A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils. exculpable Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. exculpate To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate. exculpation The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. exculpator One who exculpates, or frees from blame. exculpatorily So as to exculpate. exculpatory Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing. excur To digress. excurrent Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf. excurrently In an excurrent manner. excurse A fuller discussion (usually in a separate section at the end of a chapter or book) of a particular part of the text of a work, especially a Bible commentary or classical Greek or Latin text. excursion A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way. excursional Of or relating to excursions. excursionary Of or relating to excursions. excursioner One who goes on a trip or excursion. excursioning The act of going on a trip or excursion. excursionism The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism. excursionist A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist excursionize To go on an excursion. excursive Tending to digress. excursively In an excursive manner. excursiveness The quality of being discursive excursory Relating to excursions; excursive. excursus A fuller discussion (usually in a separate section at the end of a chapter or book) of a particular part of the text of a work, especially a bible commentary or classical Greek or Latin text. excurved Curving outward, away from the center. excusability The quality of being excusable. excusable Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. excusableness The quality of being excusable. excusably In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree excusal The act of excusing or of being excused. excusation The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence. excusative Serving to excuse. excusator One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist. excusatory serving to make an excuse excuse To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. excusedness The quality of being excused. excuseflation The raising of the price of a good or service in the wake of an economic, political, or other social change that serves as a justification for the rise. excuseful Full of excuses. excuseless Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology. excuselessness Lack of an excuse. excuser One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another. excusing The act of making an excuse. excusingly So as to excuse; by way of an excuse. excusive Serving as an excuse; exculpatory. excuss To shake off. excussion The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor. excycloduct To rotate the eye outward about the anteroposterior axis; to undergo or make undergo excycloduction; to extort. excycloduction Extorsion of the eye. excyclophoria A cyclophoria characterised by a lateral rotation excyclotorsion The outward torsional movement of the eye, mediated by the inferior oblique muscle. excyclotropia A cyclotropia characterised by a lateral rotation. excyclotropic Relating to excyclotropia excyclovergence rotation of the eyes away from each other excyst To undergo excystation. excystation The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host) excysted Subjected to excystation excystment The process or the result of excysting. excyzoite A newly excysted cell, that divides twice to form four trophozoites containing two diploid nuclei each exduction Synonym of lateroduction. exe A Windows executable file. exeat A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery). exec An executive; a person employed at the executive level. execrable Of the poorest quality. execrableness The quality of being execrable. execrably In an execrable way. execrate To feel loathing for; to abhor. execrated having undergone execration execration An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation. execrative A word used for cursing; an oath. execratively In an execrative manner. execrator One who execrates. execratory Tending to execrate or cause execration. exect To cut off or out. executability The extent to which something may be executed. executable Capable of being executed. executancy execution; performance executant A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer. execute To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. executee The victim of an execution. execution The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). executional Relating to the execution of an idea; putting something into practice. executionary Relating to execution executioner An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal. executioneress A female executioner. executioning capital punishment executionism A 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates. executionist A supporter of executionism. executive Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. executively In the way of executing or performing. executiveness The quality of being executive. executiveship The state or business of an executive. executor A person who carries out some task. executorial Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.). executorship The office or position of an executor. executory Of or pertaining to administration or execution. executress A female executor; an executrix. executrix A female person who executes or carries out something. executrixship The state or business of an executrix. executry The role of executor. exedent consuming; that eats away exedra A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion. exegesis A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. exegesist One who carries out exegesis, the critical explanation or interpretation of a text. exegete A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. exegetic Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive. exegetical Of or relating to exegesis; exegetic. exegetically In an exegetic manner. exegetics The science or study of interpretation or exegesis. exegetist Synonym of exegete, one skilled in exegesis. Exelby A village in Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2987). exeleutherostomize To speak out freely, especially at an inappropriate moment. exeligmos A period of 54 years and 33 days that can be used to predict successive eclipses with similar properties and location. Exell A surname. exeme To release; to exempt. exemestane An antineoplastic drug C₂₀H₂₄O₂ (trademark Aromasin) that is taken orally in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It is a steroidal aromatase inhibitor that suppresses the synthesis of estrogen, a hormone that acts as a growth factor for breast cancer cells. exemplar Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example. exemplaric Relating to or characteristic of an exemplar exemplarily In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.