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- ETHOSThe character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
- ETYMONThe original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a f
- EUCRITEAn achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite
- EUDAEMONA good or benevolent spirit.
- EUDAEMONICOf or pertaining to a eudaemon.
- EUDAEMONICSThat part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
- EUDAIMONAlternative form of eudaemon.
- EUDIALYTEA red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.
- EUDIOMETERA graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
- EUGEapplause
- EUGLENAAny of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.
- EUHEMERISTSomeone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.
- EUHEMERISTICOf or relating to euhemerism.
- EULOGIAThe practice of sending the consecrated Eucharist to those not present, or the Eucharist itself so sent.
- EULOGIASThe practice of sending the consecrated Eucharist to those not present, or the Eucharist itself so sent.
- EULOGYAn oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- EUNUCHA castrated man.
- EUOIA cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.
- EUPHONISMAn agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
- EUPHONIUMA valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
- EUPHORBIUMAn acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
- EUPHORBIUMSAn acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
- EUPHORIAAn excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
- EUPHRASYThe eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
- EUPHUISMAn ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
- EUREKAAn exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.
- EUREKASAn exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.
- EURIPUSA strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence, like the ancient firth of this name between Euboea and Boeotia.
- EUROThe currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
- EUTAXIESGood or established order or arrangement.
- EUTAXYGood or established order or arrangement.
- EUTECTICDescribing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is
- EUTEXIAThe principle or process of forming from given components the eutectic alloy, or alloy of maximum fusibility.
- EUTEXIASThe principle or process of forming from given components the eutectic alloy, or alloy of maximum fusibility.
- EUTHERIANBelonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.
- EUTHYMIAA normal, nondepressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity
- EUTHYMIASA normal, nondepressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity
- EUTRAPELYconversational wit, one of the moral virtues proposed by Aristotle
- EUTROPHICBeing rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
- EVANGELThe Christian gospel.
- EVANGELISTAn itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- EVZONEA member of the Greek presidential guard.
- EXANTHEMA widespread rash usually occurring in children.
- EXARCHYThe jurisdiction of an exarch (any definition); an exarchate.
- EXEDRAA semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
- EXERGONICReleasing energy (especially as heat)
- EXERGYConcentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
- EXOCARPThe outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
- EXODEdeparture; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
- EXODICConducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor nerves or efferent nerves.
- EXODOSA final scene or departure in a play, especially a tragedy.
- EXODUSA sudden departure of a large number of people.
- EXOMISA sleeveless Ancient Greek tunic worn by workers and light infantry.
- EXOPLANETA planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
- EXORCISETo drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- EXORCISMThe ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
- EXORCISTA person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a practitioner in exorcism to force out evil spirits or demons from a living being.
- EXOTHERMICThat releases energy in the form of heat.
- EXOTICForeign, especially in an exciting way.
- EXOTROPIAA form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
- EXSTROPHYThe eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface. A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the a
- FANALA lighthouse
- FAUNAAnimals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
- FEDORAA felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
- FIREFLYAny beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
- FLORILEGIUMA collection of flowers.
- FONDAAn inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
- FORBAny nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
- FORMATIVECapable of forming something.
- FRENETICFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- FRENZYA state of wild activity or panic.
- FROGAny of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- FUCIVOROUSFeeding primarily on seaweeds.
- FUCOIDResembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
- FUCUSAny alga of the genus Fucus.
- FUGUEA contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
- GALACTOSEA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
- GALAXYThe Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
- GALBANUMA bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
- GALLEYA long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern er
- GAMETEA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- GANACHEA rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
- GANOIDHaving a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony
- GARUMA fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
- GASHA deep cut.
- GASTERThe stomach.
- GASTRECTOMYA surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
- GASTRICOf or relating to the stomach.
- GASTRINA hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
- GASTROCNEMIUSThe muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
- GASTROLOGYthe scientific study of the stomach
- GASTRONOMYThe art of preparing and eating good food.
- GASTROPODAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
- GASTRULAA stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
- GEITONOGAMYTransfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.
- GEMATRIAA cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters.
- GENEA theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair co
- GENEALOGYThe descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- GENESISThe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
- GENETHLIACOf or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth