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 exsudatinite A secondary maceral found in coal. exsufflate To exorcise or renounce by blowing. exsufflation A blast from beneath. exsufflicate empty and inflated; frivolous Exsultet A long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English. exsuscitate To rouse; to excite. exsuscitation A stirring up; a rousing. ext exterior (describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc.) extance Emergence. extancy The state of rising above others, or a projection. extant Still in existence; not having disappeared. extein The product formed by the excision of an intein from a protein extelligence All the cultural capital that is available to people in the form of tribal legends, folklore, nursery rhymes, books, videotapes, CD-ROMs etc. extemp extemporaneous speaking; a competitive event in schools and colleges in which students speak persuasively or informatively about current events and politics extemper One who takes part in extemp. extemporal Extemporaneous. extemporally In an extemporal manner. extemporanea That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial. extemporanean extemporaneous extemporaneity The degree or property of being extemporaneous. extemporaneous With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand. extemporaneously In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning. extemporaneousness The degree or property of being extemporaneous. extemporarily In an extemporary manner. extemporariness The quality of being extemporary. extemporary Extemporaneous. extempore Carried out with no preparation; impromptu. extemporise To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. extemporization The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore. extemporize To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. extemporizer Someone who extemporizes. extend To increase in extent. extendability extensibility extendable Capable of being extended. extended Longer in length or extension; elongated. extendedly In an extended manner. extendedness The condition of being extended; extension. extender One who extends. extendibility The condition of being extendible extendible Liable to be taken by a writ of extent. extense extent; expanse extensibility The capability of being extended. extensible Capable of being extended. extensibleness The quality of being extensible. extensibly In an extensible manner extensification The process of making something (more) extensive. extensify To cause or to undergo extensification. extensile extensible extensimetric Relating to measurement with an extensometer. extensimetry Measurement with an extensometer. extensin Any of a family of flexuous, rod-like, hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) of the plant cell wall. extensiometry The measurement of extension under an applied stress extension The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase. extensional Of or pertaining to extension. extensionalism The belief in extensionality. extensionalist A proponent of extensionalism. extensionality The principle that objects are equal if and only if their observed properties are the same, regardless of internal processes that lead to those properties. extensionally In terms or by means of extension. extensionist One who favours or promotes extension, such as agricultural extension or moral extensionism. extensionless Lacking a file extension. extensionlessness Lack of extension. extensity The state of being extensive or of having extension extensive Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast. extensively In an extensive manner, widely. extensiveness The degree or property of being extensive. extensivity The condition of being extensive. extensogram The graphical output of an extensograph extensograph A device that measures the extensional properties (stretchability) of dough extensometer An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress. extensor A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part. extensory Relating to extension. extensumside A particular steroid glycoside. extensure extension extent A range of values or locations. extentive A part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something. extentless Synonym of boundless. extenuable Able to be forgiven or overlooked due to extenuating circumstances. extenuate Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered. extenuated Made slender or thin; emaciated, wasted. extenuating That attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it. extenuatingly In a manner that extenuates. extenuation The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation. extenuative Tending to extenuate. extenuator Someone who extenuates. extenuatory Tending to extenuate or palliate. exterge to clean exterior Relating to the outside parts or surface of something. exteriorisation A mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualized. exteriority surface; externality; outside exteriorization The physical embodiment of an abstraction. exteriorize To externalize. exteriorly from the exterior, from outside exteriorness The quality of being exterior. exterminable Capable of being exterminated. exterminatable Capable of being exterminated. exterminate To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally. extermination The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication. exterminationism A policy of exterminating an ethnic group. exterminationist A supporter of exterminationism. exterminative Serving to exterminate; exterminatory. exterminator Someone or something that exterminates. exterminatory relating to or marked by extermination exterminatress A female exterminator; an exterminatrix. exterminatrix A woman who exterminates. extermine To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy. exterminism The tendency toward the extermination of society, as by war, environmental damage, etc. exterminist A proponent of exterminism. extern A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. external Outside of something; on the exterior. externalism Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion. externalist Contending that there are non-internal factors which can affect the justificatory status of a belief externalistic Of or pertaining to externalism. externalistically In terms of externalism. externality The state of being external or externalized. externalizable Capable of being externalized. externalization The process of making something external, or visible from the outside. externalize To make something external or objective. externalizer One who, or that which, externalizes. externally On the surface or the outside. externalness The state or quality of being external. externat A day school. externity The condition of being external; outwardness externize To externalize; to make external. externment Exile; banishment, as a sentence for crime. externomedian external to a median externopyramidization The formation of supragranular pyramidal neurons. externship An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration. exteroception The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body. exteroceptive That responds to external stimuli exteroceptively In an exteroceptive manner exteroceptor A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli. exterofective that responds to external stimuli exterogestation Gestation continuing outside the womb after birth, according to certain theories of child development. exteropsychic In transactional analysis, relating to a part of the ego that deals with external perception of the world, and is likened to a parent. exteroreceptor A receptor that responds to stimuli from outside the body exterosensorimotor Relating to sensorimotor activity outside of the body exterplex A termolecular exciplex exterraneous foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad or outside exterrestrial Synonym of extraterrestrial. exterritorial Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction. exterritoriality extraterritoriality exterritorialize To make exterritorial. exterritorially Outside of a territory. extersion The act of wiping or rubbing out. exthorio Synonym of thoron (“radon-220”). extill To drop or distill. extillation distillation extimacy In the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimate. extimate Most distant or faraway; outermost, uttermost. extimous Pertaining to or near the outside of the body.