Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Exodic

Ex‐od″ic (?), a. [Gr. � belonging to departure. See Exodus.] (Physiol.) Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; — said of the motor or efferent nerves. Opposed to es...

4349

Exodium

‖Ex‐o″di‐um (?), n. See Exode.

4350

Exodus

Ex″o‐dus (?), n. [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. � a going or marching out; � out + � way, cf. Skr. ā-sad to approach.] 1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or ...

4351

Exody

Ex″o‐dy (?), n. Exodus; withdrawal.The time of the Jewish exody. Sir M. Hale.

4352

Exogamous

Ex‐og″a‐mous (?), a. [Exo- + Gr. � marriage.] Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; — opposed to endogenous.

4353

Exogamy

Ex‐og″a‐my (?), n. The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; — opposed to endogamy. Lubbock.

4354

Exogen

Ex″o‐gen (?), n. [Exo- + -gen: cf. F. exogène.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c ...

4355

Exogenetic

Ex′o‐ge‐net″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Arising or growing from without; exogenous.

4356

Exogenous

Ex‐og″e‐nous (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; — the opposite of endogenous.2. (Biol.) Growing by addition to the exterior.3. (Anat.) Growi...

4357

Exogyra

‖Ex′o‐gy″ra (?) n.(Paleon.) A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters.

4358

Exolete

Ex″o‐lete (?), a. [L. exoletus, p. p. of exolescere to grow out, grow out of use; ex out + olescere to grow.] Obsolete; out of use; state; insipid.

4359

Exolution

Ex′o‐lu″tion (?), n. [L. exolutio a release. See Exolve.] See Exsolution. Sir T. Browne.

4360

Exolve

Ex‐olve″ (?), v. t. [L. exolvere, exsolutum; ex out + solvere.] To loose; to pay.

4361

Exon

Ex″on (?), n. [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name of a river.] A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.

4362

Exon (2)

Ex″on, n. [F. expect an under officer.] An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt.

4363

Exonerate

Ex‐on″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exonerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Exonerating (?).] [L. exoneratus, p. p. of exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to load, onu...

4364

Exoneration

Ex‐on′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. exoneratio: cf. F. Exonération.] The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disbu...

4365

Exonerative

Ex‐on″er‐a‐tive (?), a. Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.

4366

Exonerator

Ex‐on″er‐a′tor (?), n. One who exonerates or frees from obligation.

4367

Exophthalmia

‖Ex′oph‐thal″mi‐a (?), n.(Med.) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.

4368

Exophthalmic

Ex′oph‐thal″mic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, exophthalmia.Exophthalmic golter. Same as Rasedow's disease.

4369

Exophthalmos

‖Ex′oph‐thal″mos (?), ‖Ex′oph‐thal″mus (�), n.(Med.) Same as Exophthalmia.

4370

Exophthalmy

Ex′oph‐thal″my (?), n.(Med.) Exophthalmia.

4371

Exophyllous

Ex‐oph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Exo- + Gr. �.] (Bot.) Not sheathed in another leaf.

4372

Exoplasm

Ex″o‐plasm (?), n. [Exo- + Gr. � from, fr. � to mold.] (Biol.) See Ectosarc, and Ectoplasm.

4373

Exopodite

Ex‐op″o‐dite (?), n. [Exo- + Gr. �, foot.] (Zoöl) The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea.

4374

Exoptable

Ex‐op″ta‐ble (?), a. [L. exoptabilis.] Very desirable. Bailey.