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

embryologist
noun a physician who specializes in embryology

embryology
noun the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

embryonal carcinoma
noun malignant neoplasm of the testis

embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
embryonal rhabdosarcoma noun form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children

embryonic
embryologic adjective of an organism prior to birth or hatching; `in the embryonic stage`; `embryologic development`

embryonic cell
formative cell noun a cell of an embryo

embryonic stem-cell research
noun biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and their use in medicine

embryonic tissue
noun tissue in an embryo

emcee
compere verb act as a master of ceremonies

emend
verb make improvements or corrections to; `the text was emended in the second edition`

emendation
noun a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing

emended
edited adjective improved or corrected by critical editing; `the emended text`

emerald
noun the green color of an emerald

emerald shiner
Notropis atherinoides noun small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster

emerge
verb come out into view, as from concealment; `Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office`

emergence
egress 1 issue noun the becoming visible; `not a day`s difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins`

emergence
noun the gradual beginning or coming forth; `figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece`

emergency
exigency noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; `he never knew what to do in an emergency`

Emergency Alert System
EAS noun a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events

emergency medicine
noun the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness

emergency procedure
noun (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

emergency room
ER noun a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment

emergent
emerging adjective coming into existence; `an emergent republic`

emergent evolution
noun the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution

emerging
rising adjective coming to maturity; `the rising generation`

emeritus
adjective honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus` as in `professor emeritus`; `retired from assigned duties` need not imply that one is inactive

Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson noun United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

emery
noun a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

emery cloth
noun cloth covered with powdered emery

emery paper
sandpaper noun stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand

emery stone
emery rock noun a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones

emesis basin
noun a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting

emetic
vomit noun a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Emetrol
noun trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor

emigrant
emigre noun someone who leaves one country to settle in another

emigrate
verb leave one`s country of residence for a new one; `Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period`

emigration
out-migration noun migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

Emil Hermann Fischer
noun German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

Emile
noun the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emilia
genus Emilia noun tropical African herbs

Emilia coccinea
Emilia javanica noun tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

Emilia sagitta
noun tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers

Emilia-Romagna
noun a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic

Emily Bronte
Emily Jane Bronte noun English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)

Emily Post
Emily Price Post noun United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)

eminence
distinction noun high status importance owing to marked superiority; `a scholar of great eminence`

eminence grise
noun (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position; `the President`s wife is an eminence grise in matters of education`

eminent
high adjective standing above others in quality or position; `people in high places`; `the high priest`; `eminent members of the community`

eminent domain
noun the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made

eminently
adverb in an eminent manner; `two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution`

emir
amir noun an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

emirate
noun the office of an emir

emissary
noun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

emissary vein
vena emissaria noun one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

emission
emanation noun the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

emission spectrum
noun spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source

emit
give out verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; `The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits`

emit
let out 2 let loose verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); `She let out a big heavy sigh`; `He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand`

emitter
noun the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate

emitting
adjective giving off light or heat or radiation; `the physical temperature of the emitting material`

Emmanthe
genus Emmanthe noun one species: yellow bells

emmenagogue
noun any agent that promotes menstrual discharge

Emmenthal
Emmental noun Swiss cheese with large holes

emmer
starch wheat noun hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed

emmetropia
noun (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina

emmetropic
adjective of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina

Emmy
noun an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

emolument
noun compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); `a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes`

emote
verb give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role

emoticon
noun a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; `:-( and :-) are emoticons`

emotion
noun any strong feeling

emotional
adjective of or pertaining to emotion; `emotional health`; `an emotional crisis`

emotional arousal
noun the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior

emotional person
noun a person subject to strong states of emotion

emotional state
noun the state of a person`s emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); `his emotional state depended on her opinion`; `he was in good spirits`; `his spirit rose`

emotionality
emotionalism noun emotional nature or quality

emotionally
adverb with regard to emotions; `emotionally secure`

emotionless
passionless adjective unmoved by feeling; `he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served`; `this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine`-Margaret Deland

emotionlessness
impassivity noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

empanel
impanel verb select from a list; `empanel prospective jurors`

empathetically
adverb in a sympathetic manner; `she listened to him sympathetically`

empathic
empathetic adjective showing empathy or ready comprehension of others` states; `a sensitive and empathetic school counselor`

empathy
noun understanding and entering into another`s feelings

Empedocles
noun Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)

emperor
noun red table grape of California

emperor
Saturnia pavonia noun large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

emperor butterfly
noun large richly colored butterfly

emperor moth
Saturnia pavonia noun large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri noun the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin

Empetraceae
family Empetraceae noun heathlike shrubs

Empetrum
genus Empetrum noun crowberries

emphasis
accent noun special importance or significance; `the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis`; `the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents`

emphasis
accent noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); `he put the stress on the wrong syllable`

emphasizing
accenting noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something

emphatic
emphasized adjective spoken with emphasis; `an emphatic word`

emphysema
pulmonary emphysema noun an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

emphysematous
adjective relating to or resembling or being emphysema

empire
imperium noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

empiric
empirical adjective relying on medical quackery; `empiric treatment`

empirical
empiric adjective derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; `an empirical basis for an ethical theory`; `empirical laws`; `empirical data`; `an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known`