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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>ENDOPLEU</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="endoplasmic"> endoplasmic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with endoplasm. </DL> <A NAME="endoplasmicreticulum"> endoplasmic reticulum,<DL COMPACT><DD> a finely reticulated structure of the cytoplasm, visible in the electron microscope, especially in young cells, which stains with basic dyes, is covered with ribosomes, and is thought to provide surface for the activity of intracellular enzymes. </DL> <A NAME="endoplast"> endoplast, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the nucleus of a protozoan. </DL> <A NAME="endopleura"> endopleura, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the inner covering of a seed; tegmen. </DL> <A NAME="endopodite"> endopodite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in crustaceans) the inner branch of a biramous appendage. </DL> <A NAME="endopsychic"> endopsychic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is within the soul. </DL> <A NAME="endoradiosonde"> endoradiosonde, noun. =radio pill.</DL> <A NAME="endorgan"> end organ,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physiology.) a specialized structure at the distal end of a sensory or motor nerve. The retina is the end organ for vision. </DL> <A NAME="endorphin"> endorphin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of protein substances in the brain that suppress pain and control various physiological responses. Ex. Endorphin ... is 200 times more potent than morphine (Science News). Injected into animals, in laboratory tests, the endorphins (a chain of up to 31 amino acids) acted as pain killers (Maclean's). </DL> <A NAME="endorsable"> endorsable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be endorsed. </DL> <A NAME="endorsation"> endorsation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Canadian.) approval; support; endorsement. Ex. a newspaper's endorsation of a candidate. </DL> <A NAME="endorse"> endorse, transitive verb, -dorsed, -dorsing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. to write one's name on the back of (a check, note, or other document). Ex. He had to endorse the check before the bank would cash it. <DD> b. to make (a check, bill, note, or other document) payable to another person by signing one's name on the back of the instrument. <DD> c. (British.) to make an entry of an offense on the back of (a license). Ex. He was found guilty and fined £10 and his driving licence was endorsed (London Times). <DD> 2. to sign one's name anywhere on (a bill, document, or the like). Ex. The storekeeper endorsed my bill when I paid the full amount. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) to approve; support. Ex. Parents heartily endorsed the plan for a school playground. (SYN) sanction, uphold. expr. endorse out, (in South Africa) to send away from an urban to a rural area as part of a system of controlling the influx of black Africans into the cities. Ex. Eyewitness reports from Johannesburg Station suggest that about 70 people a day were being "endorsed" out of that city alone (Manchester Guardian Weekly). </DL> <A NAME="endorsee"> endorsee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person to whom a check, note, or other document is assigned by endorsement. </DL> <A NAME="endorsement"> endorsement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person's name on the back of a check, note, bill, or other document, in evidence of its transfer or assuring its payment. <DD> 2. the act of writing on the back of a check or other document. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) approval; support. Ex. His idea received endorsement by the entire club. <DD> 4. an additional provision or clause in an insurance contract by which the coverage described in the contract may be increased or diminished. </DL> <A NAME="endorser"> endorser, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who endorses. </DL> <A NAME="endosarc"> endosarc, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the endoplasm of a protozoan. </DL> <A NAME="endoscope"> endoscope, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ, such as the urethra or rectum. </DL> <A NAME="endoscopic"> endoscopic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with endoscopy or an endoscope. </DL> <A NAME="endoscopist"> endoscopist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person skilled in endoscopy. </DL> <A NAME="endoscopy"> endoscopy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> examination of a hollow organ by means of an endoscope. </DL> <A NAME="endoskeletal"> endoskeletal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the endoskeleton. </DL> <A NAME="endoskeleton"> endoskeleton, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the internal skeleton characteristic of vertebrates and allied forms. </DL> <A NAME="endosmose"> endosmose, noun. =endosmosis.</DL> <A NAME="endosmosis"> endosmosis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> osmosis predominantly from an outer to an inner vessel or toward the solution of greater concentration. </DL> <A NAME="endosmotic"> endosmotic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with endosmosis. </DL> <A NAME="endosperm"> endosperm, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> nourishment for the embryo of a plant, stored in the seed or ovule. </DL> <A NAME="endospore"> endospore, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Botany.) the inner coat or wall of a spore of certain plants; endosporium. <DD> 2. (Bacteriology.) a spore formed within a cell of certain bacteria. </DL> <A NAME="endosporium"> endosporium, noun, pl. -sporia.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) an endospore. </DL> <A NAME="endosporous"> endosporous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Bacteriology.) forming spores within a cell. </DL> <A NAME="endosteal"> endosteal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> situated or occurring in the interior of a bone. </DL> <A NAME="endosteum"> endosteum, noun, pl. -tea.<DL COMPACT><DD> the membranous connective tissue lining the walls of the marrow space of a bone. </DL> <A NAME="endostome"> endostome, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD> 1. the opening at the apex of the inner coat of the ovule. <DD> 2. the inner peristome of mosses. </DL> <A NAME="endostosis"> endostosis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the growth of bone within cartilage. </DL> <A NAME="endostracum"> endostracum, noun, pl. -traca.<DL COMPACT><DD> the inner layer of the shell of a crustacean. </DL> <A NAME="endostyle"> endostyle, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ventral groove in the pharynx of certain primitive chordates, such as the tunicates and amphioxus, that secretes a mucus which traps food particles. </DL> <A NAME="endosulfan"> endosulfan, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a powerful insecticide containing chlorinated sulfate, used for protection of vegetable crops. </DL> <A NAME="endosymbiont"> endosymbiont, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a microorganism that has adapted itself to existence within the cell or cells of other organisms. Ex. One attractive hypothesis is that the mitochondria and chloroplasts present today in plant and animal cells once were free-living organisms, distantly related to present-day bacteria, that were incorporated into larger cells and became endosymbionts during thesubsequent course of evolution (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="endosymbiosis"> endosymbiosis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> adaptation of a microorganism to living within a cell or cells of another organism. Ex. There is an increasing amount of evidence, however, which suggests that a process of "endosymbiosis" of small procaryotic cells with larger procaryotic cells may have been involved (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="endosymbiotic"> endosymbiotic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with endosymbiosis; living within a cell or cells of another organism. Ex. endosymbiotic aerobic bacteria. adv. endosymbiotically. </DL> <A NAME="endothecium"> endothecium, noun, pl. -cia.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD> 1. the inner lining of the walls of the cells of an anther. <DD> 2. (in mosses) the central mass of cells in the spore case from which the archespore is usually developed. </DL> <A NAME="endothelial"> endothelial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with endothelium. Ex. The artery and the vein each put out a tendril of endothelial cells, and the two tendrils grow toward each other (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="endothelioid"> endothelioid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like endothelium. </DL> <A NAME="endotheliolysin"> endotheliolysin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lysin that causes the destruction of vascular endothelial cells. </DL> <A NAME="endotheliolytic"> endotheliolytic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with endotheliolysin. </DL> <A NAME="endothelioma"> endothelioma, noun, pl. -mas, -mata.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) a tumor originating from the endothelium. </DL> <A NAME="endothelium"> endothelium, noun, pl. -lia.<DL COMPACT><DD> the tissue that lines blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, the heart, etc. It is a form of epithelium. </DL> <A NAME="endotheloid"> endotheloid, adjective. =endothelioid.</DL> <A NAME="endothermal"> endothermal, adjective. =endothermic.</DL> <A NAME="endothermic"> endothermic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Chemistry.) of or having to do with a chemical change in which heat is absorbed. Ex. Reactions which must absorb energy in order to proceed are called endothermic reactions (Monroe M. Offner). <DD> 2. (Biology.) maintaining a constant internal temperature; homeothermal. Ex. Warm-blooded animals are endothermic. </DL> <A NAME="endothorax"> endothorax, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the internal processes of the thorax or cephalothorax of arthropods. </DL> <A NAME="endotoxic"> endotoxic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with endotoxin. </DL> <A NAME="endotoxin"> endotoxin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a toxic substance, that remains inside the organism that produces it. </DL> <A NAME="endotracheal"> endotracheal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with the inside of the trachea, or windpipe. Ex. A thin tube, known as an endotracheal catheter, has been put down her windpipe to assure her a clear and controllable airway throughout the operation (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="endotrophic"> endotrophic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> deriving nourishment from within, as certain fungi living within the roots of plants and deriving nourishment from their inner cells. </DL> <A HREF="endow.dic">NEXT</A>