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- ENTROPICALLYBy means of or in relation to entropy.
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- ENTRYThe act of entering.
- ENTRYISMA political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits or to encourage an unelectab
- ENTRYISMSA political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits or to encourage an unelectab
- ENTWINETo twist or twine around something (or one another).
- ENUCLEATETo remove the nucleus from (a cell).
- ENUMERATETo specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
- ENUMERATORA person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.
- ENUNCIATETo make a definite or systematic statement of.
- ENURETo inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.
- ENURESISInvoluntary urination: urinary incontinence.
- ENVAULTTo enclose in a vault, or as if in one, i.e. to entomb.
- ENVELOPTo surround, enclose or enfold.
- ENVELOPEA paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- ENVELOPERSomething which envelops
- ENVIABLEArousing or likely to arouse envy.
- ENVIABLYIn an enviable manner or to an enviable degree
- ENVIEROne who envies.
- ENVIOUSFeeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- ENVIOUSLYin an envious manner or to an envious degree
- ENVIROAn ecofreak.
- ENVISAGETo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
- ENVOIA short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
- ENVOYA diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- ENVOYSHIPThe office or position of an envoy.
- ENVYResentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- ENWOMBTo place or cause to be contained in the womb; to make pregnant; to conceive.
- ENWOMBEDPregnant.
- ENWRAPTo wrap around, surround; to envelop.
- ENZOOTICA disease that is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season, or climate.
- ENZYMATICOf, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- ENZYMEA biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
- ENZYMICOf, pertaining to, or using enzymes; enzymatic.
- ENZYMOLOGISTa specialist in enzymology
- EOBIONTA hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.
- EOHIPPUSAn extinct early Eocene mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum), ancestral to the modern horse.
- EOLITHCrudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
- EOLITHICof or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
- EONISMThe pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.
- EORLAn Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman.
- EOSINA red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
- EOSINICRelating to eosin.
- EOSINOPHILA white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
- EPACRIDAny of the family Ericaceae (syn. Epacridaceae) of heathers.
- EPACTthe time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter
- EPAGOMENALinduced, provided
- EPANODOSThe repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
- EPARCHThe governor or prefect of a province.
- EPARCHATEAn eparchy, or diocese of a bishop.
- EPARCHYA district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- EPAULEThe shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
- EPAULETAlternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”).
- EPAULETTEAn ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
- EPAXIALLocated above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
- EPAZOTEA pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
- EPEEA sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- EPEEISTSomebody who fences with an epee.
- 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.
- EPENDYMALOf or pertaining to the ependyma.
- EPEOLATRYThe worship of words.
- EPERGNEA table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
- EPHEBEAn 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
- EPHEBICPertaining to a young man or to early manhood, especially in Ancient Greek contexts.
- EPHEDRAAny plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.
- EPHEDRINEA crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the
- 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
- EPHODA priestly vestment, without sleeves, worn girdled at the waist.
- EPHOROne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
- EPHORATEThe office of an ephor; ephors collectively.
- EPIBLASTThe outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
- EPIBLASTICof, or relating to the epiblast
- EPIBOLICOf or pertaining to epiboly
- 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.
- EPICALOf or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.
- EPICALLYIn an epic manner; in the style of an epic
- EPICALYXA group of bracts resembling a calyx
- EPICANTHUSA skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
- EPICARDIUMThe layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
- EPICARPExocarp.
- EPICEDEAn elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
- EPICEDIUMAn epicede: a dirge, lament, elegy.
- EPICENEOf or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- EPICENISMThe property of being epicene.
- EPICENTERUS standard spelling of epicentre.
- EPICISMA word, phrase, etc. characteristic of epic poetry.
- EPICISTOne who writes epics.
- EPICLIKEResembling or characteristic of an epic.
- EPICONDYLEA protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
- EPICUREA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
- EPICUREANPursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
- EPICURISMSynonym of Epicureanism.