adj.
a. (Med.) Relating to apyrexy. “Apyrexial period.” Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., sedge. ] (Bot.) A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order
n. a contracted form of CENTRal EXchange. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a genus of birds including the corncrake (Crex crex).
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, dog + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; appetite. ] (Med.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Hyper-, and Pyrexia. ] (Med.) A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
‖prop. n.;
n. [ From Murexide. ] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called also
n. [ L. murex the purple fish, purple. ] (Chem.) A crystalline nitrogenous substance (
n. (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To excite too much. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Excessively excited. [ PJC ]
n. Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To exert too much. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Excessive exertion;
v. t. To expose excessively;
a. Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
‖n.;
To play rex,
‖n. [ L., a shrew. ] (Zool.) A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. Elevation above the common degree. Holyday. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. super- + excellent: cf. L. superexcellens. ] Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Excessive, or more than normal, excitation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Something growing superfluously. [ 1913 Webster ]