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

epicure
gourmet noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

epicurean
luxurious adjective displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; `an epicurean banquet`; `enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs`; `Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence`; `a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness`

epicureanism
noun a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

epicurism
noun the disposition and habits of an epicure

Epicurus
noun Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)

epicycle
noun a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid

epicyclic
epicyclical adjective of or relating to an epicycle; `epicyclic gear train`

epicyclic train
epicyclic gear train noun a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis

epicycloid
noun a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle

epideictic
epideictical adjective designed primarily for rhetorical display; `epideictic orations`

epideictic oratory
noun a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people; `Pericles` funeral oration for Athenians killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of epideictic oratory`

epidemic
adjective (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; `an epidemic outbreak of influenza`

epidemic disease
noun any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

epidemic pleurodynia
epidemic myalgia noun an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

epidemiologic
epidemiological adjective of or relating to epidemiology; `epidemiological studies`

epidemiologist
noun a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases

epidemiology
noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

epidendron
noun any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum

Epidendrum
genus Epidendrum noun large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States

Epidendrum venosum
Encyclia venosa noun Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip

epidermal cell
noun any of the cells making up the epidermis

epidermis
cuticle noun the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

epidiascope
noun a projector for images for both transparent and opaque objects

epididymis
noun a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens

epididymitis
noun painful inflammation of the epididymis

epidural
extradural adjective on or outside the dura mater

epidural anesthesia
epidural anaesthesia noun regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery

epidural injection
noun injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia

Epigaea
genus Epigaea noun small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus

epigastric
adjective lying on or over the stomach

epigastric artery
arteria epigastrica noun one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen

epigastric vein
noun veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen

epigastrium
noun the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)

epigenesis
noun a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed

epiglottis
noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing

epiglottitis
noun inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing

epigone
epigon noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician

epigram
noun a witty saying

epigraph
noun an engraved inscription

epigraphy
noun the study of ancient inscriptions

epikeratophakia
noun using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; `epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens`

Epilachna
genus Epilachna noun genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants

epilate
depilate verb remove body hair; `epilate her legs`

epilating wax
noun a mixture of resins and waxes to remove cosmetically undesirable hair; mixture is applied hot to the surface and after cooling is pulled away taking the hairs with it

epilation
noun loss of hair; the result of removing hair

epilepsy
noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

epileptic
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; `epileptic seizure`

epileptic seizure
noun convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness

epilithic
adjective growing on stone; `epilithic mosses`

Epilobium
genus Epilobium noun large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas

epilogue
epilog noun a short passage added at the end of a literary work; `the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters`

Epimedium
genus Epimedium noun herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia

Epimetheus
noun (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus`s warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife

epimorphic
adjective characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages

Epinephelus
genus Epinephelus noun genus of groupers or sea bass

epinephrine
epinephrin noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

Epipactis
genus Epipactis noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers

Epipactis helleborine
noun European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers

epiphany
noun a divine manifestation

epiphenomenon
noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon

epiphora
epistrophe noun repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

epiphyllum
orchid cactus noun any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers

epiphyseal
epiphysial adjective relating to the epiphysis of a bone

epiphysis
noun the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused

epiphytic
adjective of or relating to epiphytes

epiphytotic
adjective (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; `an epiphytotic blight of potatoes`; `epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture`

epiplexis
noun a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them

Epipremnum
genus Epipremnum noun small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas

episcia
noun any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers

episcleral veins
venae episclerales noun small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins

episcleritis
noun inflammation of the sclera of the eye

episcopacy
episcopate noun the collective body of bishops

episcopal
pontifical adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

Episcopal
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; `the Episcopal hierarchy`; `married by an Episcopalian minister`

Episcopal Church
noun United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury

Episcopal Church of Scotland
noun an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland

Episcopalian
noun a member of the Episcopal church

Episcopalian
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; `the Episcopal hierarchy`; `married by an Episcopalian minister`

Episcopalianism
noun the theological doctrine of church government by bishops

episcopate
noun the term of office of a bishop

episiotomy
noun surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth

episode
installment noun a part of a broadcast serial

episodic
occasional adjective occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; `episodic in his affections`; `occasional headaches`

episodic memory
personal memory noun memory for episodes in your own life

episodically
adverb in an episodic manner

epispadias
noun a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis

epistasis
noun the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

episteme
noun the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

epistemic
epistemological adjective of or relating to epistemology; `epistemic modal`

epistemic logic
noun the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance

epistemologist
noun a specialist in epistemology

epistemology
noun the philosophical theory of knowledge

Epistle
noun a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle

Epistle of James
James noun a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

Epistle of Jude
Jude noun a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude

epistolary
epistolatory adjective written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; `an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs`; `the epistolatory novel`

epitaph
noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

epitaxy
noun growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate

epithalamium
noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom

epithelial
adjective of or belonging to the epithelium; `epithelial layer`