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Egypt

a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.

Egyptian

A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

Egyptize

To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.

Egyptology

The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.

Eh

An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.

Ehlite

A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper.

Eider

Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.

Eidograph

An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph.

Eidolon

An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition.

Eigh

An exclamation expressing delight.

Eight

The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

eight-spot

a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight.

Eighteen

The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.

Eighteenth

The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions.

Eighth

The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.

Eightieth

The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts.

Eightling

A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.

Eightscore

Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.

eightsome

eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course.

eightvo

the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a quarto. Symbolized as 8vo, and 8/.

Eighty

The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.

Eikon

An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.

Eikonogen

The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer.

Eikosane

A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffin series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum.

Eikosylene

A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal.

Eire

the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for the Republic of Ireland.

Eirie

See Aerie, and Eyrie.

Eisteddfod

An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a patriotic revival of the old custom.

Either

Either precedes two, or more, co/rdinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.

Ejaculate

To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations.

Ejaculation

The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.

Ejaculatory

Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory vessels.

Eject

An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject, not myself; -- a term invented by W. K. Clifford.

Ejecta

Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body.

Ejection

The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

Ejectment

A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes.

Ejector

One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.

Ejoo

Gomuti fiber. See Gomuti.

Ekaboron Ekabor

The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then unknown, but since discovered and named scandium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group. See Scandium.

Ekaluminium

The name given by Mendeleev to a hypothetical element, -- later discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf. Ekabor. Also see periodic table.

Ekasilicon

The name of a hypothetical element predicted by Mendeleev and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor. Also see periodic table.

Eke

An addition.

Ekename

An additional or epithet name; a nickname.

Eking

A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.

El Aaiun

The capital city of Western Sahara. Population (2000) = 20,010.

el cheapo

cheap; inexpensive and of inferior quality; as, an el cheapo cigar.

Elaboration

The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

Elaborative

Serving or tending to elaborate; constructing with labor and minute attention to details.

Elaeagnus

A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster.

Elaeolite

A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color.

Elaeoptene

The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts.

Elaidic

Relating to oleic acid, or elaine.

Elaidin

A solid isomeric modification of olein.

Elaiodic

Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; as, elaiodic acid.

Elaiometer

An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil.

Elamite

A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.

elan

Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

Elance

To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart.

Eland

A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk.

Elanet

A kite of the genus Elanus.

Elaphe

a genus of snakes comprising the Old World and American rat snakes.

Elaphine

Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or Cervus elaphus.

Elaphure

A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china. It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers.

elapid

a venomous snake of the family Elapidae, including the .

Elapidae

a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits, mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and tiger snakes.

Elapine

Like or pertaining to the Elapid/, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See Ophidia.

Elaps

A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral.

Elapse

To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.

Elasipoda

An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms.

Elasmobranch

Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. One of the Elasmobranchii.

Elasmobranchii

A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chim/ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.

Elasmosaurus

An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus.

Elastic

An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber.

Elastically

In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring.

Elasticity

The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.

elasticized

made with strands or inserts of elastic, allowing it to stretch; -- of fabrics; as, slacks with an elasticized waistband.

Elastin

A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin.

Elater

The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.

Elaterite

A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.

Elaterium

A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium).

Elation

A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity.

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