existentialism
- n (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
existentialist philosopher
- n a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosophy
- n (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
exonuclease
- n a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
exophthalmic goiter
- n exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs
exit
- n an opening that permits escape or release
- n euphemistic expressions for death
- n the act of going out
- v move out of or depart from
- v lose the lead
- v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
exit poll
- n a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election
exmoor
- n horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
- n stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose