A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresce/n by the action of iodine.

A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca.

A ferment extracted from madder root, possessing the power of inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar.

the chemical symbol for einsteinium, a transuranic element with atomic number 99. The atomic weight of the longest-lived isotope, with a half-life of 276 days, is 254. The first isotope discovered, having atomic weight 253 and a half-life of 20 days, was recognized in 1952 in the debris from a hydrogen bomb test. As much as 3 micrograms of einsteinium were produced by a complex process involving long irradiation of plutonium isotopes in nuclear reactors. Its chemical properties are those of a trivalent actinide element.

To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.

A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade term, which has become the generic name for such devices. Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments such as department stores, and in public buildings having a heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.

See Escalop.

See Escaloped.

A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop.

Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.

A license formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another over sea.

Avoidable.

The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol.

The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape.

The minimum velocity at which an object must be moving in order for it to overcome the gravitational attraction of a massive celestial body, such as the earth or the sun, and escape beyond its gravitational field into free space. The velocity is calculated as though attained instantaneously at the surface of the celestial body, and is pointed directly away from its center, and neglecting effects of atmospheric friction. Rockets, which accelerate gradually and are moving rapidly at a high altitude when their fuel is exhausted or their engines shut off, may escape even if moving slightly slower at that point than the surface escape velocity. Compare orbital velocity.

The rotating wheel in an escapement mechanism which has notches that are periodically engaged and disengaged by the anchor.

The act of escaping; escape.

One who escapes.

See Carbuncle, 3.

A nursery of snails.

any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.

a variety of endive (Cichorium endivia) often used in salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.

To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.

A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp.

See Shallot.

In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country, deposited by streams in meltwater channels under glaciers. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams. The spelling form esker is now the most commonly used, and the term is applied in geology to similar ridges created by glaciers anywhere in the world. Eskers vary in size and extent, but can be 100 feet high and up to 100 miles long.

A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.

Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharid/.

A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.

Pertaining to the last or final things.

The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected.

Exchange.

To forfeit.

Liable to escheat.

The right of succeeding to an escheat.

An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them.

The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild.

To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.

One who eschews.

The act of eschewing.

A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy.

A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.

Escutcheon.

A kind of firearm; a carbine.

A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid; called also escurial. It was erected in 1563-1584 and contains a monastery.

To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.

To pay the reckoning for; to support; to maintain.

See Squad,

See Scout.

Drawn outside of; -- used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two sides produced.

A writing.

A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing desk.

Of or pertaining to an escritoire.

See Scrod, a young cod.

A scroll.

A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.

Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction. Called also scutage.

/sculapian.

Same as /sculapius.

Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.

A glucoside obtained from the /sculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.

same as Escorial.

The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called dexter, and the other side sinister.

Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.

Ease; pleasure.

Shaped into one; tending to, or formative into, unity.

An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.

Sexless; asexual.

Guard.

See Eschar.

One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.

To remove; to banish; to withdraw; to avoid; to eloign.

A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.

Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; -- said of certain nerves. Opposed to exodic.

Esophageal.

Pertaining to the esophagus.

Esophageal.

The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage.

That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.

Same as /sopian.

Same as /sopian, /sopic.

An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics. One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites.

Esoteric.

In an esoteric manner.

Esoteric doctrine or principles.

Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.

Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to exotery.

A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.

Space.

A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners.

a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part.

To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.

a rich beef stock with tomatoes and madeira and minced carrots and onions and celery.

The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant.

A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.

A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette.

Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.

In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.

The state of being especial.

Hope.

An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym /Dr. Esperanto/ in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in 1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and the accent (stress) is always on the penult. A revised and simplified form, called Ido was developed in 1907, but Esperanto remained at the end of the 20th century the most popular artificial language designed for normal human linguistic communication.

Espial.

The act of espying; notice; discovery.

One who espies.

A kind of ruby. See Spinel.

The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.

A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.

The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of arable fields, the rents, services, and the like.

Espousal.

The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.

One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.

With expression.

An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.

Spirit.

A spy; a scout.

Same as Eskimo.

To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.

The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.