mid 15c., "having experience," from experiment (n.) + -al (1). Meaning "based on experiment" is from 1560s. Meaning "for the sake of experiment" is from 1792.
experimental physics
experimental results that supported the hypothesis
an experimental drug
expensive
experience
experienced
experiential
experiment
experimental
experimentation
expert
expertise
experto crede
expiate
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