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Enteropneusta

A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

Enterorrhaphy

The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal.

Enterotome

A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as in post-mortem examinations.

Enterotomy

Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.

Enterprise

To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.

Enterprising

Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm.

Entertaining

Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting.

Entertainment

The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

Enthalpy

A thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; /enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work/).

Enthetic

Caused by a pathogenic organism implanted in the system; as, an enthetic disease like syphilis.

Enthrall

To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.

enthralling

capturing interest as if by a spell; as, an enthralling book.

Enthrallment

The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. See Inthrallment.

Enthrone

To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

Enthronement

The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned.

Enthronization

The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral.

Enthronize

To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a bishop.

Enthuse

To make or become enthusiastic.

Enthusiasm

Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse.

Enthusiast

One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.

Enthymeme

An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.

Entice

To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.

Enticement

The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

Enticer

One who entices; one who incites or allures to evil.

Entire-wheat

Designating, made of, or relating to, flour including a considerable part of the bran; whole-wheat.

Entirely

In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost.

Entireness

The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge.

Entirety

The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest.

Entitative

Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances.

Entitle

To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book /Commentaries;/ to entitle a man /Honorable./

entitlement

a right granted by law or contract, especially to financial benefits from the government.

Entity

A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.

Entoblast

The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus.

Entoderm

See Endoderm, and Illust. of Blastoderm.

Entogastric

Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.

Entoglossal

Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.

Entoil

To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare.

Entomb

To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume.

Entombment

The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial.

Entomere

The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.

Entomoid

Resembling an insect. An object resembling an insect.

Entomologize

To collect specimens in the study of entomology.

Entomology

That part of zo/logy which treats of insects.

Entomophaga

a group of hymenopterous insects whose larv/ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.

Entomophagan

Relating to the Entomophaga. One of the Entomophaga.

Entomophilous

Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.

Entomophthora

the type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects.

Entomophthoraceae

a natural family of mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects.

Entomophthorales

an order of fungi coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae.

Entomostraca

One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera.

Entomostracan

Relating to the Entomostraca. One of the Entomostraca.

Entomotomy

The science of the dissection of insects.

Entonic

Having great tension, or exaggerated action.

Entoperipheral

Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to epiperipheral.

Entophyte

A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.

Entophytic

Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.

Entoplasm

The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. Endosarc.

Entoplastic

Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.

Entoplastron

The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum.

Entoprocta

A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina.

Entoptic

Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.

Entosthoblast

The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.

Entotic

Pertaining to the interior of the ear.

Entourage

Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.

Entozoa

A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.

Entr'acte

The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.

Entrails

The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.

Entrain

To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station.

Entrance

To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.

Entrancement

The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.

entranceway

a passage allowing entry or exit; an entryway.

Entrap

To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.

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