Endoskeletal En`do·skel"e·tal adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles.
Endoskeleton En`do·skel"e·ton noun [
Endo- +
skeleton .]
(Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton .
Endosmometer En`dos·mom"e·ter noun [
Endosmose +
-meter .]
(Physics) An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action.
Endosmometric En·dos`mo·met"ric adjective Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.
Endosmose, Endosmosis En"dos·mose`, En`dos·mo"sis noun [ New Latin
endosmosis , from Greek
'e`ndon within + ... a thrusting, impulsion, from ... to push: confer French
endosmose .]
(Physics) The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.
Endosmosmic En`dos·mos"mic adjective Endosmotic.
Endosmotic En`dos·mot"ic adjective Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter.
Endosperm En"do·sperm noun [
Endo- + Greek ... seed.]
(Botany) The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
Endospermic En`do·sper"mic adjective (Botany) Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.
Endospore En"do·spore noun [
Endo- +
spore .]
(Botany) The thin inner coat of certain spores.
Endosporous En`do·spor"ous adjective (Botany) Having the spores contained in a case; -- applied to fungi.
Endoss En·doss" transitive verb [ French
endosser . See
Endorse .]
To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of endorse . [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Endosteal En·dos"te·al adjective (Physiol.) Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification.
Endosternite En`do·ster"nite noun [
Endo- +
sternum .]
(Zoology) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.
Endosteum En·dos"te·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ... a bone.]
(Anat.) The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone.
Endostoma En·dos"to·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ..., ..., the mouth.]
(Zoology) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.
Endostome En"do·stome noun [ See
Endostoma .]
1. (Botany) The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule. 2. (Zoology) And endostoma.
Endostosis En`dos·to"sis noun [ New Latin See
Endo- , and
Ostosis .]
(Physiol.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
Endostyle En"do·style noun [
Endo- + Greek ... a pillar.]
(Zoology) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata .
Endotheca En`do·the"ca noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within +
qh`kh a case, box, from ... to place.]
(Zoology) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another. --
En`do*the"cal adjective
Endothecium En`do·the"ci·um noun [ New Latin See
Endotheca .]
(Botany) The inner lining of an anther cell.
Endothelial En`do·the"li·al adjective (Anat.) Of, or relating to, endothelium.
Endothelium En`do·the"li·um noun ;
plural Endothelia . [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within + ... nipple.]
(Anat.) The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities. See Epithelium .
Endotheloid En`do·the"loid adjective [
Endothelium +
-oid .]
(Anat.) Like endothelium.
Endothermic En`do·ther"mic adjective [ Prefix
endo- +
thermic .]
(Chemistry) Designating, or pert. to, a reaction which occurs with absorption of heat; formed by such a reaction; as, an endothermic substance; -- opposed to exothermic .
Endothorax En`do·tho"rax noun [
Endo- +
thorax .]
(Zoology) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
Endow En·dow" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Endowed ;
present participle & verbal noun Endowing .] [ Old French
endouer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + French
douer to endow, Latin
dotare . See
Dower , and confer 2d
Endue .]
1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. Endowing hospitals and almshouses.
Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with , rarely by of ; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
Endower En·dow"er transitive verb [ Confer Old French
endouairer . See
Dower ,
Endow .]
To endow. [ Obsolete]
Waterhouse.
Endower En·dow"er noun One who endows.
Endowment En·dow"ment noun 1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college. 3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do.
I. Taylor.
Endozoa En`do·zo"a (ĕn`do*zō"ȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within +
zw^,on an animal.]
(Zoology) See Entozoa .
Endrudge En·drudge" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
drudge .]
To make a drudge or slave of. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Endue En·due" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Endued ;
present participle & verbal noun Enduing .] [ Latin
induere , probably confused with English
endow . See
Indue .]
To invest. Latham. Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Luke xxiv. 49. Endue them . . . with heavenly gifts.
Book of Common Prayer.
Endue En·due" transitive verb An older spelling of Endow . Tillotson.
Enduement En·due"ment noun Act of enduing; induement.
Endurable En·dur"a·ble adjective [ Confer Old French
endurable . See
Endure .]
Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. Macaulay. --
En*dur"a*ble*ness ,
noun
Endurably En·dur"a·bly adverb In an endurable manner.
Endurance En·dur"ance noun [ Confer Old French
endurance . See
Endure .]
1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession.
Sir W. Scott. 2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death.
Sir W. Temple. Syn. -- Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.
Endurant En·dur"ant adjective Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc. The ibex is a remarkably endurant animal.
J. G. Wood.
Endure En·dure" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Endured ;
present participle & verbal noun Enduring .] [ French
endurer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
durer to last. See
Dure ,
intransitive verb , and confer
Indurate .]
1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. Their verdure still endure .
Shak. He shall hold it [ his house] fast, but it shall not endure .
Job viii. 15. 2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. Can thine heart endure , or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee?
Ezek. xxii. 14.
Endure En·dure" transitive verb 1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather. Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
As might the strokes of two such arms endure .
Dryden. 2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate. I will no longer endure it.
Shak. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.
2 Tim. ii. 10. How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?
Esther viii. 6. 3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [ Obsolete]
Manly limbs endured with little ease.
Spenser. Syn. -- To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.
Endurement En·dure"ment noun [ Confer Old French
endurement .]
Endurance. [ Obsolete]
South.
Endurer En·dur"er noun One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears, suffers, or sustains.
Enduring En·dur"ing adjective Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. "A better and
enduring substance."
Hebrew x. 34. --
En*dur"ing*ly ,
adverb T. Arnold. --
En*dur"ing*ness ,
noun
Endways, Endwise End"ways`, End"wise adverb 1. On end; erectly; in an upright position. 2. With the end forward.
Endyma En"dy·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a garment.]
(Anat.) See Ependyma .
Endysis En"dy·sis noun ;
plural Endyses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... a putting on, from ... to put on.]
(Biol.) The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to ecdysis .
Enecate En"e·cate transitive verb [ Latin
enecatus , past participle of
enecare ;
e out, utterly +
necare to kill.]
To kill off; to destroy. [ Obsolete]
Harvey.
Eneid E·ne"id noun Same as Æneid .
Enema En"e·ma noun ;
plural Latin
Enemata . [ Latin
enema , Greek ..., from ... to send in; ... in + ... to send.]
(Medicine) An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment. Hoblyn.
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