‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; sharp. ] (Zool.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebræ, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- not + sexual. ] 1. (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. not involving sexual activity or sexual attraction; as, an asexual friendship. [ PJC ]

n. having no evident sex or sex organs.
Syn. -- sexlessness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Asexual + -ize + -ation. ] The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being, as by vasectomy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. In an asexual manner; without sexual agency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus having but one species; the New Caledonian yew.
Syn. -- genus Austrotaxus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. axonge, L. axungia; axis wheel + ungere to grease. ] Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese; usually (Pharm.), lard prepared for medical use. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + sexual. ] (Biol.) Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bisexual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Buxaceae.
Syn. -- genus Buxus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., an embracing. ] A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of fastening. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. deflectere, deflexum. See Deflect. ] A bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. to direct one's libidinous urges into another direction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as desex.
Syn. -- sterilize, desex, unsex, fix, make infertile. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. e- + sexual. ] (Biol.) Sexless; asexual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exuberantia: cf. F. exubérance. ] The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.

Syn. -- Abundance; superabundance; excess; plenty; copiousness; profusion; richness; overflow; overgrowth; rankness; wantonness. See Abundance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Exuberance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr. of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr. uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exubérant. See Udder. ] Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. “Exuberant spring.” Thomson. -- Ex*u"ber*ant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ L. exuberatus, p. p. of exuberare. See Exuberant, n. ] To abound; to be in great abundance. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Exsuccous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ See Exude. ] To exude. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A product of exudation; an exuded substance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Resins, a class of proximate principles, existing in almost all plants and appearing on the external surface of many of them in the form of exudations. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exuded; p. pr. & vb. n. exuding. ] [ L. exudare, exsudare, exudatum, exsudatum, to sweat out; ex out + sudare to sweat: cf. F. exuder, exsuder. See Sweat. ] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our forests exude turpentine in . . . abundance. Dr. T. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ L. exulceratus, p. p. of exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See Ulcerate. ] 1. To ulcerate. [ Obs. ] “To exulcerate the lungs.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Minds exulcerated in themselves. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exulceratus, p. p. ] Very sore; ulcerated. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exulceratio: cf. F. exulcération. ] [ Obs. or R. ] 1. Ulceration. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fretting; a festering; soreness. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exulceratorius: cf. F. exulcératoire. ] Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Exulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exulting. ] [ L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See Salient. ] To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. “An exulting countenance.” Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego,
And leap exulting like the bounding roe. Pope.

{ } n. [ L. exsultantia. ] Exultation. [ Obs. ] Burton. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exsultans, exsultantis, p. pr. of exsultare. See Exult. ] Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Break away, exultant, from every defilement. I. Tay;or. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exsultatio: cf. F. exultation. ] The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph. [ 1913 Webster ]

His bosom swelled with exultation. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. -- Ex*ult"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ L. exundatus, p. p. of exundare to overflow; ex out + undare. See Undated waved. ] To overflow; to inundate. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exundatio. ] An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [ R. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exungulated p. pr. & vb. n. Exungulating ] [ L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See Ungula. ] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exuperabilis, exsuperabilis. See Exuperate. ] Surmountable; superable. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exuperantia, exsuperantia. ] Superiority; superfluity. [ Obs. ] Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exuperans, exsuperans, p. pr. ] Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. exuperatus, exsuperatus, p. p. of exuperare, exsuperare to excel; ex out + superare to go over, super above, over. ] To excel; to surmount. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Exurgent. ] The act of rising or coming into view. [ Obs. ] Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exurgens, exsurgens, p. pr. of exurgere, exsurgere, to rise up; ex out + surgere to rise. ] Arising; coming to light. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Exsuscitate [ Obs. ] T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exustio, fr. exurere, exustum, to burn up; ex out + urere to burn. ] The act or operation of burning up. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. exutoire. See Exuv&unr_;e. ] (Med.) An issue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. sing. of Exuviæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capability of shedding the skin periodically. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. exuviable. ] Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviæ. [ 1913 Webster ]