Exoptile
Ex‐op″tile (?), n.(Bot.) A name given by Lestiboudois to dicotyledons; — so called because the plumule is naked.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Exorable
Ex″o‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. exorabilis: cf. F. exorable. See Exorate.] Capable of being moved by entreaty; pitiful; tender. Milton.
Exorate
Ex″o‐rate (?), v. t. [L. exoratus, p. p. of exorare to gain by entreaty; ex out, from + orare to pay.] To persuade, or to gain, by entreaty. Cockeram.
Exoration
Ex′o‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. exoratio.] Entreaty. Beau. & Fl.
Exorbitance
{ Ex‐or″bi‐tance (?), Ex‐or″bi‐tan‐cy (?), }, n. A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; ...
Exorbitant
Ex‐or″bi‐tant (?), a. [L. exorbitans, -antis, p. pr. of exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf. F. exorbitant. See Orbit.] 1. Departing from an orbit or us...
Exorbitantly
Ex‐or″bi‐tant‐ly, adv. In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously.
Exorbitate
Ex‐or″bi‐tate (?), v. i. [L. exorbitatus, p. p. of exorbitare. See Exorbitant.] To go out of the track; to deviate. Bentley.
Exorcise
Ex″or‐cise (ĕks″ŏr‐sīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exorcised (–sīzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Exorcising (–sī′zĭng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. εξορκἴζειν; εξ̓ out + ορκἵζειν to make one swear, bind ...
Exorciser
Ex″or‐ci′ser (–sī′zẽr), n. An exorcist.
Exorcism
Ex″or‐cism (–sĭz'm), n. [L. exorcismus, Gr. εξορκιζμὄσ; cf. F. exorcisme.] 1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also,...
Exorcist
Ex″or‐cist (–sĭst), n. [L. exorcista, Gr. εξορκιστἤσ: cf. F. exorciste.] 1. One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism.Certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists. Acts ...
Exordial
Ex‐or″di‐al (ĕgz‐ôr″dĭ‐al), a. Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.The exordial paragraph of the second epistle. I. Taylor.
Exordium
Ex‐or″di‐um (–ŭm), n.; pl. E. Exordiums (–ŭmz), L. Exordia (–ȧ). [L. fr. exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to E. order. See...
Exorhiza
‖Ex′o‐rhi″za (ĕks′ō̍‐rī″zȧ), n.; pl.Exorhizæ (–zē). [NL. fr. Gr. ἔξω outside + ρἴζα root.] (Bot.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule....
Exorhizal
{ Ex′o‐rhi″zal (?), Ex′o‐rhi′zous (?), } a.(Bot.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.
Exornation
Ex′or‐na″tion (?), n. [L. exornatio, fr. exornare. See Ornate.] Ornament; decoration; embellishment.Hyperbolical exornations... many much affect. Burton.
Exortive
Ex‐or′tive (?), a. [L. exortivus, fr. exortus a coming forth, rising; ex out + orivi to rise, come forth.] Rising; relating to the east.
Exosculate
Ex‐os″cu‐late (?), v. t. [L. exosculatus, p. p. of exosculari to kiss. See Osculate.] To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly.
Exoskeletal
Ex′o‐skel″e‐tal (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.
Exoskeleton
Ex′o‐skel″e‐ton (?), n. [Exo- + skeleton] (Anat.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the...
Exosmose
Ex″os‐mose′ (?), n. [Exo+osmose: cf. F. ezosmose.] (Physics) The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids through membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of ...
Exosmosis
‖Ex′os‐mo″sis (?), n. [NL. See Exo-, and Osmose.] (Physics) See Exosmose.
Exosmotic
Ex′os‐mot′ic (?), a. Pertaining to exosmose.
Exospore
Ex′o‐spore (?), n. [Exo + spore.] (Biol.) The extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore.
Exossate
Ex‐os″sate (?), v. t. [L. exossatus, p. p. of exossare to bone, fr. exos without bones; ex out + os, ossis, bone.] To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone. Bailey.
Exossation
Ex′os‐sa″tion (?), n. A depriving of bone or of fruit stones. Bacon.