English Words Starting With E

• exit tax

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈɛksɪt ˌtæks/A financial penalty imposed by a government on individuals or companies when they renounce their citizenship, permanent residency, or move significant assets out of the country.
• exitance

  nounC2
  /ˈɛksɪt(ə)ns/The act or process of exiting; the act of leaving or going out.
• exmoor

  nounLow frequency
  /ˈɛksmɔː/A type of small, hardy British pony or a breed of sheep originating from the Exmoor region in southwest England.
• exmouth

  nounLow
  /ˈɛksməθ/A coastal town in Devon, England, located at the mouth of the River Exe.
• exobiology

  nounLow
  /ˌɛksəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/The branch of science that deals with the possibility and likely nature of life beyond Earth; the study of extraterrestrial life.
• exobiota

  nounVery low
  /ˌɛksəʊbaɪˈəʊtə/Life forms that originate or exist outside the Earth's biosphere.
• exocarp

  nounC2
  /ˈɛksə(ʊ)kɑːp/The outermost layer of the pericarp (fruit wall).
• exocet

  nounVery Low (mostly historical/technical contexts)
  /ˈɛksəseɪ/a proprietary name for a type of long-range, sea-skimming anti-ship missile, typically launched from an aircraft or ship.
• exocrine

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈɛksə(ʊ)krʌɪn/Relating to glands that secrete their products via ducts directly into a specific location or onto a surface, rather than into the bloodstream.
• exocrine gland

  nounLow
  /ˈɛksə(ʊ)kraɪn ɡland/A gland that secretes its products (e.g., sweat, saliva, digestive enzymes) through a duct onto an epithelial surface, either internally (into the gastrointestinal tract) or externally (onto the skin).
• exocrinology

  nounC2
  /ˌɛksə(ʊ)krɪˈnɒlədʒi/The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with the study of exocrine glands and their secretions.
• exocuticle

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /ˌɛksəʊˈkjuːtɪk(ə)l/The middle, hardened layer of the cuticle in arthropods (insects, crustaceans), located between the epicuticle and endocuticle.
• exocytose

  verb-intransitiveVery Low
  /ˈɛk.səʊ.saɪˌtəʊz/The process by which a cell secretes substances (such as hormones or neurotransmitters) by discharging them from vesicles through fusion with the plasma membrane.
• exocytosis

  nounLow (Specialized)
  /ˌɛksə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊsɪs/A cellular process where substances are exported from a cell via vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane and release their contents to the extracellular space.
• exoderm

  nounLow
  /ˈɛksə(ʊ)dɜːm/A technical term, primarily in zoology/developmental biology, for the outer layer of cells in an early embryo that gives rise to the skin and nervous system.
• exodermis

  nounVery low
  /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈdɜːmɪs/A specialized layer of cells in plant roots, just beneath the epidermis, that regulates water and mineral absorption.
• exodontics

  nounVery low
  /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪks/The branch of dentistry concerned with the extraction of teeth.
• exodontist

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˌeksəʊˈdɒntɪst/A dentist who specialises in the extraction of teeth.
• exodos

  nounC2
  /ˈɛksədɒs/A mass departure or exit, especially of people from a place.
• exodus

  nounC1
  /ˈɛksədəs/A mass departure or emigration of people.

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