Part 4050

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Exorhizal, Exorhizous</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw><hw>Ex`o*rhi"zal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ex`o*rhi`zous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.</def>

<h1>Exornation</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`or*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exornatio</ets>, fr. <ets>exornare</ets>. See <er>Ornate</er>.]</ety> <def>Ornament; decoration; embellishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Hyperbolical <b>exornations</b> . . . many much affect. <i>Burton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Exortive</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*or`tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exortivus</ets>, fr. <ets>exortus</ets> a coming forth, rising; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>orivi</ets> to rise, come forth.]</ety> <def>Rising; relating to the east.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Exosculate</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*os"cu*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exosculatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>exosculari</ets> to kiss. See <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety> <def>To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Exoskeletal</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`o*skel"e*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as <i>exoskeletal</i> muscles.</def>

<h1>Exoskeleton</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`o*skel"e*ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Exo-</ets> + <ets>skeleton</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton.</def>

<h1>Exosmose</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex"os*mose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Exo</ets>+<ets>osmose</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ezosmose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids thought membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose; -- opposed to <i>endosmose</i>. See <er>Osmose</er>.</def>

<h1>Exosmosis</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`os*mo"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Exo-</er>, and <er>Osmose</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>See <er>Exosmose</er>.</def>

<h1>Exosmotic</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`os*mot`ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to exosmose.</def>

<h1>Exospore</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`o*spore</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Exo</ets>+<ets>spote</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore.</def>

<h1>Exosstate</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*os"state</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exossatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>exossare</ets> to bone , fr. <ets>exos</ets> without bones; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, bone.]</ety> <def>To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Exossation</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex`os*sa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A depriving of bone or of fruit stones.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>