Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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elater

noun

any of various widely distributed beetles

eld

noun

a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some part...

elecampane

noun

tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers wi...

electrocardiograph

noun

medical instrument that records electric currents associated...

electrocardiography

noun

diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of...

electrocautery

noun

application of a needle heated by an electric current to des...

electrochemistry

noun

branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of e...

electrodeposition

noun

the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action...

electrodynamometer

noun

measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnet...

electroencephalograph

noun

medical instrument that records electric currents generated...

electrograph

noun

an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures

electrologist

noun

someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or...

electrolytic

noun

a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by...

electromagnetics

noun

the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenome...

electromyogram

noun

a graphical record of electric currents associated with musc...

electrometer

noun

meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no...

electromyography

noun

diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an elec...

electrophorus

noun

type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels

electrophoresis

noun

the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influ...

electroplate

noun

any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal...

electroscope

noun

measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold...

electrostatics

noun

the branch of physics that deals with static electricity

electrosurgery

noun

surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocaut...

electrotherapist

noun

someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by elect...

electrum

noun

an alloy of gold and silver

elegist

noun

the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead

elemi

noun

fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae a...

elinvar

noun

Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch sp...

elisabethville

noun

a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a...

elision

noun

a deliberate act of omission

elkhound

noun

breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat dev...

ellipticity

noun

the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at...

elmont

noun

a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park

elul

noun

the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the...

eluate

noun

a liquid solution that results from elution

elytron

noun

either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other in...

emaciation

noun

extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

emancipationist

noun

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

emancipator

noun

someone who frees others from bondage

embarkment

noun

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or airc...

embayment

noun

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller...

embolectomy

noun

surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)

embonpoint

noun

the bodily property of being well rounded

embrasure

noun

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing...

embroideress

noun

a woman embroiderer

embryology

noun

the branch of biology that studies the formation and early d...

embryologist

noun

a physician who specializes in embryology

emeer

noun

an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or A...

emendation

noun

a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critic...

emesis

noun

the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach throu...