Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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endospore

noun

a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some...

endosperm

noun

nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flow...

endosteum

noun

vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones

endothelium

noun

an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flatten...

endotoxin

noun

a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is re...

enduringness

noun

permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

enervation

noun

serious weakening and loss of energy

enesco

noun

Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)

enginery

noun

machinery consisting of engines collectively

engram

noun

a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue...

engrossment

noun

the quality of being intent and concentrated

eniwetok

noun

an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assa...

enjambement

noun

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse...

enkidu

noun

legendary friend of Gilgamish

enjoyableness

noun

pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed

enjambment

noun

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse...

enki

noun

water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea

enlil

noun

god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods

enlistee

noun

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

ennead

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

enol

noun

an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to...

enology

noun

the art of wine making

enosis

noun

the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group...

enormousness

noun

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

enovid

noun

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol an...

enrollee

noun

a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or cours...

ensilage

noun

fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial f...

entablature

noun

(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a cla...

entasis

noun

a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for...

entellus

noun

langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India

entelechy

noun

(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; a...

enterobiasis

noun

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the p...

enteron

noun

the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenter...

enterotomy

noun

surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through...

enterostomy

noun

surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through...

enterotoxemia

noun

a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins a...

enterovirus

noun

any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointes...

enterpriser

noun

someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the ris...

enthalpy

noun

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the inter...

enthronement

noun

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

enthronization

noun

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

entoblast

noun

the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the di...

entoderm

noun

the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the di...

entoparasite

noun

any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of...

entr'acte

noun

a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the secti...

entremets

noun

a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main co...

entrepot

noun

a depository for goods

entresol

noun

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

entrenchment

noun

an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenche...

enumerator

noun

someone who collects census data by visiting individual home...