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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 ]