Nouns

enuresis

noun

inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urina...

envelopment

noun

the act of enclosing something inside something else

enviousness

noun

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have somethin...

envoi

noun

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

enzymology

noun

the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature...

eohippus

noun

earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene...

eolith

noun

a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the ea...

eolian

noun

a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehisto...

eolic

noun

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia...

eolithic

noun

the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest si...

eosin

noun

a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine o...

eosinophil

noun

a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

eosinophile

noun

a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

eosinophilia

noun

a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the b...

epanaphora

noun

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successiv...

eparch

noun

a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the East...

epanorthosis

noun

immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification

epanodos

noun

recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in...

eparchy

noun

a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

epaulette

noun

adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the...

epauliere

noun

armor plate that protects the shoulder

ependyma

noun

thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain...

epenthesis

noun

the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make it...

epergne

noun

a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit o...

ephah

noun

an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushe...

ephedra

noun

jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scal...

ephemerality

noun

the property of lasting for a very short time

ephemeris

noun

an annual publication containing astronomical tables that gi...

ephemeralness

noun

the property of lasting for a very short time

ephemerid

noun

short-lived insect

ephesian

noun

a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus

ephemeron

noun

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day...

epicanthus

noun

a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for...

epicalyx

noun

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hi...

epicardium

noun

the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

epicarp

noun

outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a p...

epicondyle

noun

a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attac...

epicure

noun

a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially g...

epicureanism

noun

a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient...

epicycle

noun

a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circl...

epicycloid

noun

a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around anoth...

epididymis

noun

a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas def...

epidiascope

noun

an optical projector that gives images of both transparent a...

epigenesis

noun

a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the...

epigastrium

noun

the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the ster...

epigone

noun

an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, o...

epiglottis

noun

a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowin...

epigram

noun

a witty saying

epigraph

noun

an engraved inscription

epigraphy

noun

the study of ancient inscriptions