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- EPARCHYA district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- EPEEA sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- EPEIRICDescribing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf
- EPENDYMAThe thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
- EPEOLATRYThe worship of words.
- EPHEBEAn 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
- EPHEDRAAny plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.
- EPHELISSynonym of freckle.
- EPHEMERAplural of ephemeron
- EPHEMERALLasting for a short period of time.
- EPHEMERIDAny in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies.
- EPHEMERISA journal or diary.
- EPHEMERONSomething short-lived or transitory.
- EPHIALTESan incubus; a nightmare
- EPHOROne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
- EPIBOLYThe expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.
- EPICAn extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- EPICARDIUMThe layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
- EPICARPExocarp.
- EPICEDEAn elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
- EPICUREA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
- EPIDEMICA widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- EPIDERMISThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- EPIGEALLiving near the surface of the ground
- EPIGEANThat lives on or near the surface of the land.
- EPIGEICLiving on the surface of the land.
- EPIGLOTTISA cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a
- EPIGONEA follower or disciple.
- EPIGRAMAn inscription in stone.
- EPIGRAPHAn inscription, especially on a building.
- EPIGRAPHICOf or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
- EPILEPSYA medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
- EPILEPTICOf or relating to epilepsy.
- EPILOGUEA short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- EPINAOSAn open vestibule behind the nave, differentiated from the opisthodomos.
- EPINEURIUMThe connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense
- EPIPHANYAn illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
- EPIPHONEMAAn exclamatory phrase or reflection used to round off or summarize an argument or discourse; an exclamation.
- EPIPHYTEA plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- EPISCOPALOf or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- EPISEMONAn insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
- EPISIOTOMYA surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
- EPISODEA discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
- EPISTEMOLOGYThe branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people
- EPISTOLARYOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- EPISTOLICRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
- EPISTYLEA massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
- EPITAPHAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
- EPITHECAThe upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- EPITHESISThe addition of a letter or sound at the end of a word, without changing its meaning.
- EPITHETICOf or relating to epithets.
- EPITOMEThe embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
- EPITRITEA metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.
- EPIZOOTICAn occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
- EPOCHA particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
- EPODEThe after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
- EPONYCHIUMThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
- EPONYCHIUMSThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
- EPONYMA person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc.
- EPONYMOUSOf, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
- EPOPTAn initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia.
- EPOSAn epic.
- EPSILONThe fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).
- EPULOTICPromoting the scarring or healing of sores.
- EQUIVOCATIONA logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- EREMITEA hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
- ERETHISMAbnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
- ERGATEA worker ant.
- ERGATIVEWith the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
- ERGONWork, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent.
- ERGONOMICOf or relating to the science of ergonomics.
- ERGONOMICSThe science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.
- ERIONITEA zeolite mineral with a molecular structure similar to chabazite, usually found in weathered volcanic ash.
- ERISTICProvoking strife, controversy or discord.
- EROGENOUSSensitive to sexual arousal.
- EROSA winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
- EROTETICOf or pertaining to questioning.
- EROTICRelating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
- EROTICAErotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
- EROTOMANIAA psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
- ERYNGOThe root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.
- ERYTHRONIUMA plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
- ESCHARA superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, and commonly but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn.
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- ESOTERICIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
- ESOTROPIAA form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn(s) inward.
- ESPARTOEither of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
- ETAERIOAn aggregate fruit comprised of achenes, drupelets, follicles, or berries.
- ETESIANPertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
- ETHANOLA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
- ETHEplural of ethos
- ETHEREALPertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
- ETHICMoral, relating to morals.
- ETHICALOf or relating to the study of ethics.
- ETHICSMorality.
- ETHMOIDA light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the ol
- ETHNICOf or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
- ETHNOSAn ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition.
- ETHOLOGYThe scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.