eksˈpəunənt
31exfoliative toxin — (eks fo le a tiv) or exfoliatin (eks fō le a tin) An exotoxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus that causes the separation of epidermal layers and the loss of skin surface layers. It produces the symptoms of the scaled skin syndrome …
32ex animo — /eks ah ni moh /; Eng. /eks an euh moh /, Latin. from the heart; sincerely. * * * …
33ex facie — /eks fay shee ee , eks fah kee ay /, Law. (of a document) considered on the basis of its face; apparently: The contract was ex facie satisfactory. [1860 65; < L ex facie on the face, from the face] * * * …
34ex facto — /eks fahk toh/; Eng. /eks fak toh/, Latin. according to fact; actually. * * * …
35ex lege — /eks le ge/; Eng. /eks lee jee/, Latin. by virtue of law. * * * …
36ex more — /eks moh rdde/; Eng. /eks mawr ee, mohr ee, mawr ay, mohr ay/, Latin. according to custom. * * * …
37ex nihilo nihil fit — /eks ni hi loh ni hil fit /; Eng. /eks nuy hi loh nuy hil fit , nee hi loh nee hil/, Latin. nothing is created from nothing. * * * …
38explanate — /eks pleuh nayt , eks play nayt/, adj. Bot., Zool. flattened; spread out. [1840 50; < L explanatus, ptp. of explanare to EXPLAIN; see ATE1] * * * …
39ex voto — /eks woh toh/; Eng. /eks voh toh/, Latin. from, or in pursuance of, a vow. [1815 25] * * * …
40x-axis — /eks ak sis/, n., pl. x axes /eks ak seez/. Math. 1. Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured. See diag.… …
