eksˈpəunənt
101exstipulate — /eks stip yoo lit, layt /, adj. Bot. having no stipules. Also, estipulate. [1785 95; EX 1 + STIPULE + ATE1] * * * …
102extraordinaire — /eks trddann awrdd dee nerdd /, adj. French. extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable. * * * …
103exudate — /eks yoo dayt , ek seuh , eg zeuh /, n. a substance exuded; exudation. [1875 80; EXUDE + ATE1] * * * …
104ex-voto — /eks voh toh/, n., pl. ex votos. n. a painting or other object left as an offering in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude, as for recovery from an illness or injury. [1815 25; < L ex voto lit., out of a vow] * * * …
105ex-works — /eks werrks /, adj. Brit. direct from the factory, excluding delivery costs, distribution costs, retail commission, etc.: the ex works price. [1965 70] * * * …
106Malcolm X — /eks/, (Malcolm Little) 1925 65, U.S. black rights activist and religious leader. * * * orig. Malcolm Little later El Hajj Malik El Shabazz born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Neb., U.S. died Feb. 21, 1965, New York, N.Y. U.S. black Muslim leader. He was… …
107planet X — /eks/, Astron. a tenth planet beyond the orbit of Pluto whose existence has been hypothesized but not confirmed. * * * Supposed distant planet of the solar system, hypothesized on the basis of calculations of effects on the orbits of Uranus and… …
108X, x — /eks/, n., pl. X s or Xs, x s or xs. 1. the 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound or combination of sounds represented by the letter X or x, as in xylene, box, or exact. 3. something having the shape of an X. 4. a… …
109x — /eks/, v.t., x ed or x d /ekst/, x ing or x ing /ek sing/. 1. to cross out or mark with or as if with an x (often fol. by out): to x out an error. 2. to indicate choice, as on a ballot or examination (often fol. by in): to x in the candidate of… …
110x-disease — /eks di zeez /, n. Vet. Pathol. 1. Also, X disease. hyperkeratosis (def. 2). 2. See blue comb. [1915 20] * * * …
