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

epithelial cell
noun one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium

epitheliod
adjective resembling epithelium; `epithelial tissue`

epithelioma
noun a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue

epithelium
epithelial tissue noun membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body

epithet
noun descriptive word or phrase

epitome
noun a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

epizoan
ectozoan adjective of or relating to epizoa

epizoic
adjective living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite; `an epizoic plant parasite`

epizootic
adjective (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; `an epizootic disease`

epkwele
noun the basic unit of money in Equatorial Guinea

epoch
noun (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

epochal
epoch-making adjective highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; `epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill`; `an epoch-making discovery`

Epona
noun (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses

eponym
noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); `Down`s syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down`

eponymous
eponymic adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym

eponymy
noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person

epoxy
epoxy resin noun a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates

epsilon
noun the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet

Epsilon Aurigae
noun the largest known star

epsilon toxin
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin noun a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria

Epsom salts
noun (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative

Epstein-Barr virus
EBV noun the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China

eptatretus
noun a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus

Eptesicus
genus Eptesicus noun a genus of Vespertilionidae

equable
even-tempered adjective not easily irritated; `an equable temper`; `not everyone shared his placid temperament`; `remained placid despite the repeated delays`

equably
adverb in an equable manner; `he is an equably cheerful fellow`

Equador laurel
salmwood noun large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

equal
adjective well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; `on equal terms`; `all men are equal before the law`

equal
verb be equal to in quality or ability; `Nothing can rival cotton for durability`; `Your performance doesn`t even touch that of your colleagues`; `Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents`

equal opportunity
noun the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin

equal protection of the laws
noun a right guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment

equal sign
noun a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal

equal temperament
noun the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; `equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments`

equal-area projection
equal-area map projection noun a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe

equality
noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

equality before the law
noun the right to equal protection of the laws

equalization
equalisation noun the act of making equal or uniform

equalize
equalise verb compensate; make the score equal

equalized
equalised adjective caused to be equal

equalizer
noun a score that makes the match even

equalizing dividend
noun a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule

equally
every bit adverb to the same degree (often followed by `as`); `they were equally beautiful`; `birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly`; `sang as sweetly as a nightingale`; `he is every bit as mean as she is`

equatability
noun capability of being equated

equate
verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

equation
equating noun the act of regarding as equal

equator
noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; `the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres`

equatorial
adjective of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; `equatorial heat`

equatorial current
noun any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator

Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equitorial Guinea noun a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968

Equatorial Guinea monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Equatorial Guinea

equerry
noun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles

equestrian
adjective of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

equestrian sport
noun a sport that tests horsemanship

Equetus
genus Equetus noun drumfish

equiangular
adjective having all angles equal

Equidae
family Equidae noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals

equidistant
adjective the same distance apart at every point

equidistribution
noun a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence

equilateral
adjective having all sides or faces equal

equilateral triangle
equiangular triangle noun a three-sided regular polygon

equilibrate
verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium

equilibration
noun stabilization by bringing into equilibrium

equilibrium constant
noun (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)

equilibrium law
law of chemical equilibrium noun (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction

equine
adjective resembling a horse

equine distemper
strangles noun an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes

equine encephalitis
equine encephalomyelitis noun encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse

equinoctial
adjective relating to an equinox (when the lengths or night and day are equal)

equinoctial point
equinox noun (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic

equinox
noun either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth`s equator and day and night are of equal length

equip
fit verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; `The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities`

equipment
noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

equipment casualty
noun loss of military equipment

equipment failure
noun a cessation of normal operation; `there was a power breakdown`

equipoised
adjective lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed

equipotent
adjective having equal strength or efficacy

equipped
equipt adjective provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; `a well equipped playground`; `a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation`

equiprobable
adjective equally probable

Equisetaceae
family Equisetaceae noun sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies

Equisetales
order Equisetales noun lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian

Equisetum
genus Equisetum noun horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

equitable
adjective implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; `equitable treatment of all citizens`; `an equitable distribution of gifts among the children`

equitably
adverb in an equitable manner; `the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters`

equitation
noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

equity
noun the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

equivalent
tantamount(p) adjective being essentially equal to something; `it was as good as gold`; `a wish that was equivalent to a command`; `his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt`

equivalent-binary-digit factor
noun the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits

equivocal
adjective uncertain as a sign or indication; `the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal`

equivocation
tergiversation noun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

Equus
genus Equus noun type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae

era
epoch noun a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

era
noun a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

eradicable
adjective able to be eradicated or rooted out

eradication
obliteration noun the complete destruction of every trace of something

Eragrostis
genus Eragrostis noun annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics

Eranthis
genus Eranthis noun winter aconite

erase
rub out verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; `Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!`

eraser
noun an implement used to erase something

Erasmian
adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Erasmus

Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus noun Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)