Nouns

epimetheus

noun

(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus'...

epipaleolithic

noun

middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ag...

epiphenomenon

noun

a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another pheno...

epiphora

noun

repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,...

epiphysis

noun

a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the b...

epiphyte

noun

plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and r...

epiplexis

noun

a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audi...

episcopacy

noun

the collective body of bishops

episcopate

noun

the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

epistasis

noun

the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

episteme

noun

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intel...

epistaxis

noun

bleeding from the nose

epistemology

noun

the philosophical theory of knowledge

epistrophe

noun

repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,...

epitaxy

noun

growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base o...

epithelioma

noun

a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue

epithelium

noun

membranous tissue covering internal organs and other interna...

epithet

noun

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

epizoon

noun

any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

eponym

noun

the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)

eponymy

noun

the derivation of a general name from that of a famous perso...

epos

noun

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

equalitarian

noun

a person who believes in the equality of all people

equanil

noun

a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil...

equerry

noun

an official charged with the care of the horses of princes o...

equinoctial

noun

the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the...

equipage

noun

equipment and supplies of a military force

equipoise

noun

equality of distribution

equitation

noun

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controllin...

equisetum

noun

horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

equivocalness

noun

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

erastianism

noun

the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ec...

erato

noun

(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

eratosthenes

noun

Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumf...

ercilla

noun

a genus of evergreen climbers

erbium

noun

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs...

erectness

noun

the property of being upright in posture

eremite

noun

a Christian recluse

ereshkigel

noun

goddess of death and consort of Nergal

ereshkigal

noun

goddess of death and consort of Nergal

erethism

noun

an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to...

erewhon

noun

a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing...

ergodicity

noun

an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that...

ergocalciferol

noun

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

ergonovine

noun

an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate...

ergot

noun

a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact...

ergosterol

noun

a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviol...

ergotamine

noun

an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot...

ergotism

noun

poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; cha...

eridanus

noun

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and C...