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Escapismnounan inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasyverified
Escargotnounedible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlicverified
Eschalotnountype of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoningverified
Eschatologynounthe branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgmentverified
Eschatonnoun(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly livesverified
Escheatnouna reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirsverified
escrownounSomething (e.g., a document, an encryption key) that is "delivered to a third person to be given to the grantee only upon the fulfillment of a condition."Artifact
Escrow PasswordsnounMWEEscrow Passwords are passwords that are written down and stored in a secure location (like a safe) that are used by emergency personnel when privileged personnel are unavailable.CredentialRestricted
Escutcheonnouna flat protective covering, such as that on a door or wall, to prevent soiling by dirty fingersverified
Esophageal VeinsnounMWEsmall veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veinsverified
Esophagogastric JunctionnounMWEthe junction between the esophagus and the stomach epitheliumverified
Esplanadenouna long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashoreverified
Espressonounstrong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beansverified
Espresso MakernounMWEa coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure through dark roasted coffee groundsverified
Esprit De CorpsnounMWEthe spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeedverified
Essencenounany substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extractedverified
Essential Amino AcidnounMWEan amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesizeverified
Essential HypertensionnounMWEpersistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be foundverified
Essential ThrombocytopenianounMWEthe primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)verified
Essential TremornounMWEtremor of unknown cause, usually of the hands and head, that develops in older peopleverified
Establishmentnouna public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residenceverified
Estatenouna major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rightsverified
Estate for LifenounMWE(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding itverified
Estate of the RealmnounMWEa major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country especially in the United Kingdom and formerly possessing distinct political rightsverified
Estimated TaxnounMWEincome tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxesverified
Estimated Tax ReturnnounMWEreturn required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the yearverified
Estoppelnouna rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settledverified
Estradiol PatchnounMWEa transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood streamverified
Estraterrestrial BodynounMWEa natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphereverified
Estrogennouna general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristicsverified
Estrogen AntagonistnounMWEan antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancerverified
Estrusnounapplies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activityverified