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Egg-Laying MammalnounMWEthe most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheriaverified
Eggbeaternounan aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead bladesverified
Eggnognouna punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquorverified
Eggplantnounhairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableverified
Eggplant BushnounMWEhairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableverified
Eggs BenedictnounMWEtoasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauceverified
EglantinenounEurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hipsverified
Ego IdealnounMWE(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strivesverified
Ego TripnounMWEan act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importanceverified
Eider DucknounMWEduck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the femalesverified
Eidosnoun(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social groupverified
Eigenvaluenoun(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverified
Eigenvalue of a MatrixnounMWE(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverified
Eigenvalue of a Square MatrixnounMWE(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverified
Eighth Cranial NervenounMWEa composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochleaverified
Eightvonounthe size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leavesverified
Einsteiniumnouna radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutronsverified
Eisegesisnounpersonal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideasverified
Eisteddfodnounany of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)verified
Eitchen MiddennounMWE(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlementverified
Ejaculatory DuctnounMWEa part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferensverified
Ejection SeatnounMWEa pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergencyverified
Ejector SeatnounMWEa pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergencyverified
Elnouna railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street levelverified
Elaeocarpus FamilynounMWEgenus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timberverified
Elaidic AcidnounMWEa monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acidverified
Elan VitalnounMWE(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organismsverified
Elandnouneither of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexesverified
Elapid SnakenounMWEany of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheresverified
Elasmobranchnounany of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharksverified
Elastic BandnounMWEa narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) togetherverified
Elastic BandagenounMWEa bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressureverified
Elastic DevicenounMWEany flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretchedverified
Elastic EnergynounMWEpotential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)verified
Elastic ModulusnounMWE(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic bodyverified
Elastic Potential EnergynounMWEpotential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)verified
Elastic TissuenounMWEconnective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligamentsverified
Elasticitynounthe tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressedverified
Elasticity of ShearnounMWEthe elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing forceverified
Elastomernounany of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)verified
Elastosisnounbreakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)verified
Elbow JointnounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverified
Elbow PadnounMWEprotective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey playersverified