Embryon Em"bry·on noun & adjective [ New Latin ]
See Embryo .
Embryonal Em"bry·o·nal adjective (Biol.) Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic.
Embryonary Em"bry·o·na·ry adjective (Biol.) Embryonic.
Embryonate, Embryonated Em"bry·o·nate, Em"bry·o·na`ted adjective (Biol.) In the state of, or having, an embryonal.
Embryonic Em`bry·on"ic adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. Embryonic sac or vesicle (Botany) ,
the vesicle within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; -- sometimes called also amnios sac , and embryonal sac .
Embryoniferous Em`bry·o·nif"er·ous adjective [
Embryo +
-ferous .]
(Biol.) Having an embryo.
Embryoniform Em`bry·on"i·form adjective [
Embryo +
-form .]
(Biol.) Like an embryo in form.
Embryoplastic Em`bry·o·plas"tic noun [
Embryo +
plastic .]
(Biol.) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells.
Embryotic Em`bry·ot"ic adjective (Biol.) Embryonic.
Embryotomy Em`bry·ot"o·my noun [ Greek
'e`mbryon an embryo +
te`mnein to cut: confer French
embryotomie .]
(Medicine) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.
Embryotroph Em"bry·o·troph` noun [ Greek
'e`mbryon an embryo +
trofh` nourishment.]
(Biol.) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
Embryous Em"bry·ous adjective Embryonic; undeveloped. [ R.]
Embulk Em·bulk" transitive verb To enlarge in the way of bulk. [ R.]
Latham.
Emburse Em·burse" transitive verb [ See
Imburse .]
To furnish with money; to imburse. [ Obsolete]
Embush Em·bush" transitive verb [ Confer
Ambush ,
Imbosk .]
To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush. [ Obsolete]
Shelton.
Embushment Em·bush"ment noun [ Middle English
embusshement , Old French
embuschement , French
embûchement .]
An ambush. [ Obsolete]
Embusy Em·bus"y transitive verb To employ. [ Obsolete]
Skelton.
Eme Eme noun [ See
Eame .]
An uncle. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Emeer E·meer" noun Same as Emir .
Emenagogue E·men"a·gogue noun See Emmenagogue .
Emend E·mend" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Emended ;
present participle & verbal noun Emending .] [ Latin
emendare ;
e out +
menda ,
mendum , fault, blemish: confer French
émender . Confer
Amend ,
Mend .]
To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal. Syn. -- To amend; correct; improve; better; reform; rectify. See
Amend .
Emendable E·mend"a·ble adjective [ Latin
emendabilis . Confer
Amendable .]
Corrigible; amendable. [ R.]
Bailey.
Emendately Em"en·date·ly adverb Without fault; correctly. [ Obsolete]
Emendation Em`en·da"tion noun [ Latin
emendatio : confer French
émendation .]
1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in his sin without repentance or
emendation ."
Jer. Taylor. 2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations .
Emendator Em"en·da`tor noun [ Latin ]
One who emends or critically edits.
Emendatory E·mend"a·to·ry adjective [ Latin
emendatorius .]
Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "
Emendatory criticism."
Johnson.
Emender E·mend"er noun One who emends.
Emendicate E·men"di·cate transitive verb [ Latin
emendicatus , past participle of
emendicare to obtain by begging. See
Mendicate .]
To beg. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Emerald Em"er·ald noun [ Middle English
emeraude , Old French
esmeraude ,
esmeralde , French
émeraude , Latin
smaragdus , from Greek ...; confer ...kr.
marakata .]
1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl . 2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare...l. It is used by English printers. » This line is printed in the type called
emerald .
Emerald Em"er·ald adjective Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "
Emerald meadows."
Byron. Emerald fish (Zoology) ,
a fish of the Gulf of Mexico ( Gobionellus oceanicus ), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence the name; -- called also esmeralda . --
Emerald green ,
a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals. --
Emerald Isle ,
a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. --
Emerald spodumene , or
Lithia emerald .
(Min.) See Hiddenite . --
Emerald nickel .
(Min.) See Zaratite .
Emeraldine Em"er·ald·ine noun A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid.
Emeraud Em"er·aud noun [ See
Emerald ,
noun ]
An emerald. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Emerge E·merge" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Emerged ;
present participle & verbal noun Emerging .] [ Latin
emergere ,
emersum ;
e out +
mergere to dip, plunge. See
Merge .]
To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity. "Thetis . . .
emerging from the deep."
Dryden. Those who have emerged from very low, some from the lowest, classes of society.
Burke.
Emergence E·mer"gence noun ;
plural Emergences The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors.
Sir I. Newton. When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung.
H. Brooke.
Emergency E·mer"gen·cy noun ;
plural Emergencies . [ See
Emergence .]
1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency .
Glanvill. 2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. To whom she might her doubts propose,
On all emergencies that rose.
Swift. A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies .
Brougham. Syn. -- Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.
Emergent E·mer"gent adjective [ Latin
emergens , present participle of
emergere .]
1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent .
Milton. 2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for prompt action; urgent. Protection granted in emergent danger.
Burke. Emergent year (Chron.) ,
the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence. --
E*mer"gent*ly ,
adverb --
E*mer"gent*ness ,
noun [ R.]
Emeril Em"er·il noun 1. Emery. [ Obsolete]
Drayton. 2. A glazier's diamond. Crabb.
Emerited Em"er·it·ed adjective [ See
Emeritus .]
Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged. [ Obsolete]
Evelyn.
Emeritus E·mer"i·tus adjective [ Latin , having served out his time, past participle of
emerere ,
emereri , to obtain by service, serve out one's term;
e out +
merere ,
mereri , to merit, earn, serve.]
Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
Emeritus E·mer"i·tus noun ;
plural Emeriti . [ Latin ]
A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Emerods, Emeroids Em"er·ods, Em"er·oids noun plural [ Old French
emmeroides . See
Hemorrhoids .]
Hemorrhoids; piles; tumors; boils. [ R.]
Deut. xxviii. 27.
Emersed E·mersed" adjective [ Latin
emersus , past participle See
Emerge .]
(Botany) Standing out of, or rising above, water. Gray.
Emersion E·mer"sion noun [ Confer French
émersion . See
Emerge .]
1. The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties. Their immersion into water and their emersion out of the same.
Knatchbull. 2. (Astron.) The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth; the emersion of a star from behind the moon.
Emery Em"er·y noun [ French
émeri , earlier
émeril , Italian
smeriglio , from Greek ..., ..., ..., confer ... to wipe; perhaps akin to English
smear . Confer
Emeril .]
(Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum . Emery board ,
cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient. --
Emery cloth or
paper ,
cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing. --
Emery wheel ,
a wheel containing emery, or having a surface of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a buff wheel , and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a glazer .
Emesis Em"e·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek .... See
Emetic .]
(Medicine) A vomiting.
Emetic E·met"ic adjective [ Latin
emeticus , Greek ..., from ... to vomit, akin to Latin
vomere : confer French
émétique . See
Vomit .]
(Medicine) Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth. --
noun A medicine which causes vomiting.
Emetical E·met"ic·al adjective Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic. --
E*met"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Emetine Em"e·tine noun [ See
Emetic .]
(Chemistry) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
Emeto-cathartic Em`e·to-ca·thar"tic adjective [ Greek ... vomiting + English
cathartic .]
(Medicine) Producing vomiting and purging at the same time.
Emeu, Emew E"meu, E"mew noun (Zoology) See Emu .
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