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earspoonA very small spoon used as an earpick.earthdin(very rare) An earthquake.earthkin(obsolete) A terrella.eatathonA charity event in which participants eat as much as possible.ebbermanOne who fishes under bridges.echalionSynonym of banana shallot.echiuranAny annelid worm of the subclass Echiura, formerly considered to be its own phylum.eclosion(biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.ecomycinAny of a class of lipopeptides isolated from Pseudomonas viridiflava.ecotoxinAny substance that is toxic to an ecosystem.ectozoanSynonym of ectozoon.ectozoon(zoology) An epizoon.edemogenA substance that causes edemaedgermanThe worker in charge of an edger (woodworking tool).edoxaban(pharmacology) An anticoagulant drug.eductionThe act of educing, of deducing: deduction.efaroxanAn α2-adrenergic receptor antagonist.effusionA liquid outpouring.egestionThe act or result of egestingeggspoonAlternative form of egg spoon.eggwomanA woman who delivers eggs.eighteenThe cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.eimerianAny apicomplexan parasite of the genus Eimeria.einstein(photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.ejectionThe act of ejecting.ekaboron(chemistry) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (scandium) lying below boron in the periodic tableelapsionThe act of elapsing; elapseelaterinAn extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.electionA process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.electron(particle physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.elemicin(organic chemistry) 3,4,5-trimethoxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg.elicitinAny of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants.eloxatinSynonym of oxaliplatin.elsewhen(archaic) At some other time or times; somewhen else.embiggen(nonstandard, usually humorous, ergative) To enlarge; to make or become bigger.emblazon(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.emboldenTo render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.emburden(transitive) To place a responsibility or hindrance upon; to burden.emersionEmergence, especially from the water.emetogenSynonym of emetic.emissionSomething which is emitted or sent out; issue.emoticonA graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.emprisonObsolete form of imprison.empyreanOf the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.emulsionA stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.enactionThe process of enacting something.enaluron(heraldry, uncommon) Charged with birds.enamelin(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with the formation of dental enamel.enburdenSynonym of emburden.encapsinA hydroxypropyl derivative of cyclodextrinencoffin(transitive) To place or enclose in a coffin.encolden(transitive, rare, chiefly literary) Render cold; chill.encomion(obsolete) encomium; panegyricendarken(transitive, rare, chiefly literary) To render dark or darker.endblown(of a musical instrument) Played by directing an airstream against the edge of the upper end of a tube.endbrain(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.endocrinObsolete spelling of endocrine.endogeanRelating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surfaceendoglin(biochemistry) A glycoprotein located on the surface of cellsendorganAlternative form of end organ.eneclann(Ireland, historical) The honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc.enfasten(rare, chiefly literary) To fasten, to bind tightly.enfrozenpast participle of enfreezeengolden(transitive) To render golden.engraven(obsolete) past participle of engraveenhancin(medicine) Synonym of amoxocillin.enhancon(mathematics, physics) A type of conifold ring proposed in some forms of supersymmetry.enharden(transitive) To harden; to render hard.enhydrin(organic chemistry) A particular melampolide.enlargen(nonstandard) To enlarge.enlessen(archaic) to belittle, to denigrate; to weaken; to lessen.enmilden(transitive, obsolete, rare) Render lenient or less severe.enneagon(geometry) A polygon with nine sides; a nonagon.enniatin(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds found in Fusarium fungi, appearing in nature as mixtures of cyclic depsipeptides.enoxacin(pharmacology) An oral broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent used in the treatment of urinary tract infections and gonorrhea.enpatron(obsolete, transitive, nonce word) To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize.enprison(obsolete) To imprison.enrichen(transitive) To enrich; to make richer.enslaven(transitive) to enslaveentactin(biochemistry) A protein that is a component of the basement membrane and (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.entozoanSynonym of entozoon.entozoon(obsolete) Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.entsufonA surface-active agent used in detergents, shampoos, etc.enturban(transitive) To cover with a turban.envision(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.enweaken(obsolete, rare) To weaken.eolation(geology, meteorology) Any effect of wind on land.epanutin(medicine) Synonym of phenytoin.ephedrinArchaic form of ephedrine.ephedronAlternative form of ephedrone.epicidinA staphylococcin produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis.epigaeanAlternative form of epigean.epimedinAny of a group of prenylflavonoids found in Epimedium wushanense.epimeron(zootomy) In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.epineminA protein associated with vimentin filaments.epipedon(soil science) A horizon that forms near the soil surfaceepipelon(botany) The cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae that live on or in association with fine-grained substrata or sand.epiploon(anatomy) The greater omentum.epirodina polyene antibiotic produced by the fungus Epicoccum nigrumepisemonAn insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.epitenon(anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.epogdoon(mathematics, Ancient Greece, rare) A number equal to another plus an eighth thereof; a number 1.125 times another.epylisin(biochemistry) A particular human matrix metalloproteinaseepyllion(literary) A "little epic".equationThe act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).eranthin(organic chemistry) A compound found in flowering plants of genus Eranthis.erection(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.ereption(obsolete, uncommon) A sudden snatching away.eribulinA particular anticancer drug, a synthetic macrocyclic analogue of halichondrin B.ericolin(organic chemistry) A glucoside found in the bearberry (and other ericaceous plants).erigeron(botany) Any member of the plant genus Erigeron.eritoran(medicine) A synthetic lipid analog used as a therapeutic agent against sepsiserration(obsolete, rare) Wandering or straying.eruptionA violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.erythrin(organic chemistry) C₂₀H₂₂O₁₀, an organic compound extracted from certain lichens, a derivative of orsellinic acid.erythronAll the erythrocytes circulating in the bloodstream together with their precursorseryvarin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of flavonoids based on 9-methoxy-10-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-3-oleschaton(by extension) An end or fulfilment of history in general.eschevin(obsolete, in France) The alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.esconsonAlternative form of scuncheon.esdragon(organic chemistry) Alternative form of estragole.essaykinA little essay; essayette.estragonSynonym of tarragonestrobinα,α-di(p-ethoxyphenyl)-β-phenylbromoethylene, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the triphenylethylene group.estrogen(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.etamivanA respiratory stimulant drug related to nikethamide.etamycin(medicine) A peptidolactone antibiotic produced by Streptomyces griseoviridis.ethephonA plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.ethereanArchaic form of ethereal.etherion(historical) A gas formerly believed to exist in air, initially identified by Charles F. Brush in 1898. He estimated that its density was one ten-thousandth of hydrogen.ethician(rare) An ethicist.ethniconThe name of a tribe; ethnonym.ethnikonAlternative spelling of ethnicon.ethotoin(pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₂ used in the treatment of epilepsy.etifeninA diagnostic reagent.etozolinAn antihypertensive and loop diuretic.eucaryonAlternative spelling of eukaryon.eudaemonA good or benevolent spirit.eudaimonAlternative form of eudaemon.euhedron(geology) A well formed crystal.eukaryonA cell containing at least one distinct nucleus - characteristic of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota.eulachanAlternative form of eulachon.eulachonSynonym of candlefish.eularianMisspelling of eulerian.euphonon(historical, music) A musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form.euprocinAn anesthetic drug.eupyrion(archaic, historical) A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.europian(mineralogy) Containing trivalent europium.europoan(mineralogy) Containing divalent europium.evendown(Scotland) Being situated straight up and down; perpendicular to ground level; downright.eversionAn act of turning inside out.everwhen(Appalachia, Southern US) Whenever.everymanIn fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.everymenplural of everymanevictionThe act of evicting.evulsion(now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.exactionThe act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by forceexatecan(medicine) An analogue of camptothecinexcelsinA quassinoid found in brazil nuts.excisionThe removal of some text during editing.excitron(historical) A kind of mercury pool tube.excretin(biochemistry, dated) A non-nitrogenous crystalline substance, formerly thought to be present in small quantities in human feces.excusionMisspelling of excursion.exectionObsolete form of exsection.exertionAn expenditure of physical or mental effort.exolysinA toxin, produced by organisms such as Pseudomonas, that causes exolysisexorphinAny compound, formed outside of the brain, that interacts with opiate receptors; especially any of a range of peptides, formed during the metabolism of gluten, that are thought to disrupt brain function in autistic children.exoskarnA skarn of igneous origin that occurs at and outside the granite that produced it, and is an alteration of wall rock.exotoxinAny toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.expansin(biochemistry) Any of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growthexportin(biochemistry) A protein that transports other cargo proteins from the nucleus of a cell to the cytoplasm.extensin(biochemistry) Any of a family of flexuous, rod-like, hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) of the plant cell wall.exurbianSynonym of exurban.exustion(obsolete) The act or operation of burning up.