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Ectoprocta

An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.

Ectosarc

The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the am/ba; ectoplasm; exoplasm.

Ectosteal

Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification.

Ectostosis

A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Ectropion

An unnatural eversion of the eyelids.

Ectrotic

Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.

Ectypal

Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.

Ectype

A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

Ectypography

A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

Ecumenical Ecumenic

General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.

Eczema

An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.

Eczematous

Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.

Edacious

Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

Edacity

Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity.

Edam cheese Edam

A mild Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor, made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever made.

edaphosaurus

an extinct heavy-bodied reptile of the late Paleozoic having a dorsal sail or crest.

Edda

The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.

Edder

To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge.

Eddish

Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish.

Eddoes

The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See Taro.

Eddy

To collect as into an eddy.

Edelweiss

A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria.

Eden

The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.

Edenic

Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic.

Edenite

A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole.

Edenized

Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness.

Edental

See Edentate, a. One of the Edentata.

Edentata

An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Edge

To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

edged

having a specified kind of border or edge; as, a black-edged card; dried sweat left salt-edged patches.

Edgeless

Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon.

Edgeshot

Having an edge planed, -- said of a board.

Edging

That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.

Edgy

Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

Edh

The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It is sounded as /English th in a similar word: //er, other, d//, doth./

Edibility

Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness.

Edible

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Anything edible.

Edict

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

Edictal

Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law.

Edification

The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.

Edifice

A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.

Edificial

Pertaining to an edifice; structural.

Edifying

Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.

Edingtonite

A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.

Edit

To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper.

edited

improved or corrected by critical editing.

Edition

A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare.

Editor

One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication.

Editorial

A leading article in a newspaper or magazine; an editorial article; an article published as an expression of the views of the editor.

editorialize

to write an opinion in an editorial in a publication.

Editorially

In the manner or character of an editor or of an editorial article.

Editorship

The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence of a publication.

Edituate

To guard as a churchwarden does.

Edomite

One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean.

Edriophthalma

A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks; the Arthrostraca.

educate

To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.

Educated

Formed or developed by education; as, an educated man.

educatee

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.

Education

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education.

Educationist

One who is versed in the theories of, or who advocates and promotes, education.

Educative

Tending to educate; that gives education; as, an educative process; an educative experience.

Educe

To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe a form from matter.

Educt

That which is educed, as by analysis.

Eduction

The act of drawing out or bringing into view.

Eductive

Tending to draw out; extractive.

Eductor

One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts.

Edulcorate

To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

Edulcorative

Tending to /weeten or purify by affusions of water.

Edulcorator

A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.; a dropping bottle.

Eel

An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Eelgrass

A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.

Eelpot

A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.

Eelpout

A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

Eelspear

A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.

Een

The old plural of Eye.

Eerily

In a strange, unearthly way.

Eery Eerie

Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

Eet

imp. of Eat.

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