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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola fever noun a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa

Ebola virus
noun a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

ebon
ebony adjective of a very dark black

ebonize
ebonise verb stain black to make it look like ebony

ebony
ebony tree noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

ebony spleenwort
Scott`s Spleenwort noun common North American fern with polished black stripes

ebracteate
adjective without bracts

Ebro
Ebro River noun a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean

ebullient
exuberant adjective joyously unrestrained

ebulliently
exuberantly 1 expansively adverb in an ebullient manner; `Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression`

eburnation
noun a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory

Eburophyton
genus Eburophyton noun a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

ecarte
noun a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high

Ecballium
genus Ecballium noun exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber

ecce homo
noun a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns

eccentric
nonconcentric adjective not having a common center; not concentric; `eccentric circles`

eccentrically
adverb not symmetrically with respect to the center

eccentricity
noun strange and unconventional behavior

ecchymosis
noun the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin

Eccles
John Eccles noun Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)

Eccles cake
noun a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit

Ecclesiastes
Book of Ecclesiastes noun an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC

ecclesiastical
ecclesiastic adjective of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); `ecclesiastic history`

ecclesiastical attire
ecclesiastical robe noun attire that is appropriate to wear in a church

ecclesiastical mode
Gregorian mode noun any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode

ecclesiastical province
noun the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order; `the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him`

ecclesiastically
adverb in an ecclesiastic manner; `the candidate was ecclesiastically endorsed`

ecclesiasticism
noun excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; `their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion`

ecclesiology
noun the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church

eccrine
adjective (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature

eccrine gland
noun a small sweat gland the produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin

ecdemic
adjective of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs

echelon
noun a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

Echeneididae
family Echeneididae noun fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships

Echeneis
genus Echeneis noun type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras

Echidnophaga
genus Echidnophaga noun a genus of Siphonaptera

Echinacea
genus Echinacea noun small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs

echinocactus
noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil

Echinocereus
genus Echinocereus noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States

Echinochloa
genus Echinochloa noun annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions

echinococcosis
hydatid disease noun infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

echinococcus
noun tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals

echinoderm
noun marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies

echinoderm family
noun a family of echinoderms

echinoderm genus
noun a genus of echinoderms

Echinodermata
phylum Echinodermata noun radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers

Echinoidea
class Echinoidea noun sea urchins and sand dollars

Echinops
genus Echinops noun genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles

echinus
noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column

Echium
genus Echium noun a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

echo
reverberation noun the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

echo
verb to say again or imitate; `followers echoing the cries of their leaders`

echocardiogram
noun a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph

echocardiograph
noun a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities

echocardiography
noun a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart

echoencephalogram
noun a graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph

echoencephalograph
noun a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities

echoencephalography
noun a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain

echoic
echolike adjective like or characteristic of an echo

echoing(a)
reechoing adjective (of sounds) repeating by reflection; `a hotel with echoing halls`

echolalia
noun (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)

echoless
adjective having or producing no echo; `the echoless darkness`

echolocation
echo sounding noun determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it

echovirus
noun any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

Eck
Johann Eck noun a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)

Eckhart
Johannes Eckhart noun German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)

eclair
noun oblong cream puff

eclampsia
noun a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

eclectic
adjective selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

eclecticism
eclectic method noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

eclipse
occultation noun one celestial body obscures another

ecliptic
noun the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth`s orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; `all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic`

eclogue
bucolic noun a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

ecobabble
noun using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware

ecological
ecologic adjective of or relating to the science of ecology; `ecological research`

ecological niche
noun (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

ecologically
adverb with respect to ecology; `ecologically speaking, this idea is brilliant; economically, it is a disaster`

ecologist
noun a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

ecology
bionomics noun the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

econometric
adjective of or relating to econometrics; `econometric theories`

econometrician
econometrist noun an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods

econometrics
noun the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data

economic
economical adjective using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; `an economic use of home heating oil`; `a modern economical heating system`; `an economical use of her time`

economic
adjective of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; `economic growth`; `aspects of social, political, and economical life`

Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC noun a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions

Economic Commission for Africa
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations

Economic Commission for Europe
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe

economic geography
noun the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities

economic geology
noun the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials

economic growth
noun steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

economic mobilization
economic mobilisation noun mobilization of the economy

economic policy
noun a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues

economic process
noun any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth

economic rent
noun the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

economic strangulation
noun punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; `the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party`

economic theory
noun (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

economical
frugal adjective avoiding waste; `an economical meal`; `an economical shopper`; `a frugal farmer`; `a frugal lunch`; `a sparing father and a spending son`; `sparing in their use of heat and light`; `stinting in bestowing gifts`; `thrifty because they remember the great Depression`; ``scotch` is used only informally`

economical
adjective of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; `economic growth`; `aspects of social, political, and economical life`

economically
adverb with respect to economic science; `economically this proposal makes no sense`

economics
economic science noun the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management