<B>et seq.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> and the following; and that which follows. <BR> <I>Ex. These thoughts, and others, kept me so busy that I just climbed aboard page 91, et seq., this morning (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="etseqq">
<B>et seqq.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> and those following. </DL>
<A NAME="etsicdeceteris">
<B>et sic de ceteris,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) and so concerning the rest. </DL>
<A NAME="etsicdesimilibus">
<B>et sic de similibus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) and thus concerning (all) similar things. </DL>
<A NAME="etsqq">
<B>et sqq.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> and those following (Latin, <I>et sequentes, et sequentia</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="ette">
<B>-ette,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix added to nouns to form new nouns.) <DD><B> 1. </B>little ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Kitchenette = a little kitchen.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>female ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Usherette = a female usher.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a substitute for ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Leatherette = a substitute for leather.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ettle">
<B>ettle, </B>noun, verb, <B>-tled,</B> <B>-tling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><I>noun </I> aim; intent; purpose. <BR> <I>Ex. Nannie ... flew at Tam wi' furious ettle (Robert Burns).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to intend or purpose. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to direct one's course. </DL>
<A NAME="ettu,brute!">
<B>et tu, Brute!,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) and thou, Brutus! (the exclamation of reproach that Julius Caesar is said to have uttered when he saw his friend Brutus among his assassins). </DL>
<A NAME="etude">
<B>etude, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a piece of music intended to develop skill in technique. <DD><B> 2. </B>a composition of similar type, having artistic quality and intended for public performance. <BR> <I>Ex. a Chopin etude.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="etui">
<B>etui, </B>noun, pl. <B>etuis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small case, usually ornamental, for small articles, as needles or toilet articles. </DL>
<A NAME="etux">
<B>et ux.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> and wife (Latin, <I>et uxor</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="etv">
<B>ETV</B> or <B>etv</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> educational television. </DL>
<A NAME="etwee">
<B>etwee, </B>noun. =etui.</DL>
<A NAME="etym">
<B>etym.</B> or <B>etymol.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>etymological. <DD><B> 2. </B>etymology. </DL>
<A NAME="etyma">
<B>etyma, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plural of <B>etymon.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="etymologic">
<B>etymologic, </B>adjective. =etymological.</DL>
<A NAME="etymological">
<B>etymological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the origin and history of words; in accordance with etymology. </DL>
<A NAME="etymologically">
<B>etymologically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> according to etymology; by etymology; with respect to origin and history. <BR> <I>Ex. Etymologically, ecology is the "science of the house." Scientifically, it is the "science of the environment" (J. J. De Gryse).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="etymologicon">
<B>etymologicon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an etymological dictionary. </DL>
<A NAME="etymologist">
<B>etymologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies etymology, especially an expert in etymology. <BR> <I>Ex. By modern standards Johnson knew too little of early English to be a thorough etymologist (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="etymologize">
<B>etymologize, </B>verb, <B>-gized,</B> <B>-gizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to trace or give the history of (words). <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to study etymology. <DD><B> 2. </B>to provide or suggest etymologies for words. </DL>
<A NAME="etymology">
<B>etymology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the derivation of a word. <DD><B> 2. </B>an account or explanation of the origin and history of a word. <DD><B> 3. </B>the study dealing with the origin and history of words. </DL>
<A NAME="etymon">
<B>etymon, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mons,</B> <B>-ma.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a primary word or form from which other words are derived. </DL>
<A NAME="etypic">
<B>etypic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) diverging or divergent from a given type. </DL>
<A NAME="etypical">
<B>etypical, </B>adjective. =etypic.</DL>
<A NAME="etzel">
<B>Etzel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Germanic Legend.) a king identified with Atli of the Volsungs and sometimes with the historical Attila. </DL>
<A NAME="eu">
<B>eu-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) good; well; true, as in <I>eugenic, eucalyptus, eulogy, euphoria, euglobulin.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eu">
<B>Eu</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> europium (chemical element). </DL>
<A NAME="eub">
<B>E.U.B.</B> or <B>EUB</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Evangelical United Brethren. </DL>
<A NAME="euboean">
<B>Euboean, </B>adjective noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Euboea, a large island in the Aegean Sea, belonging to Greece, or its inhabitants. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Euboea. </DL>
<A NAME="euboic">
<B>Euboic, </B>adjective. =Euboean.</DL>
<A NAME="eucaine">
<B>eucaine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline, synthetic organic compound, used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic; betaeucaine. </DL>
<A NAME="eucalypt">
<B>eucalypt, </B>noun. =eucalyptus.</DL>
<A NAME="eucalyptic">
<B>eucalyptic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a eucalyptus. </DL>
<A NAME="eucalyptol">
<B>eucalyptol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> cineole; the chief constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. </DL>
<A NAME="eucalyptole">
<B>eucalyptole, </B>noun. =eucalyptol.</DL>
<A NAME="eucalyptus">
<B>eucalyptus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tuses,</B> <B>-ti.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of very tall evergreen trees that grow mainly in Australia and neighboring islands, such as the blue gum; gum tree. Many species are valued for their hard timber and for their leaves from which a medicinal oil is made. The eucalyptus belongs to the myrtle family. It has been naturalized in the United States, especially in California and Florida. </DL>
<A NAME="eucalyptusoil">
<B>eucalyptus oil,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various oils obtained from the leaves of eucalyptus trees, used chiefly as antiseptics, deodorants, and stimulants. </DL>
<A NAME="eucaryote">
<B>eucaryote, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cell or organism having a visible nucleus or nuclei. <BR> <I>Ex. If the first eucaryotes arose 1.2 to 1.4 billion years ago, there would be about half this time available for the evolution of soft-bodied multicellular organisms, since the first fossil animal skeletons were deposited around 600 million years ago at the beginning of the Cambrian period (Scientific American).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>eukaryote.</B> </DL>
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<A NAME="eucaryotic">
<B>eucaryotic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> containing a visible nucleus or nuclei. <BR> <I>Ex. eucaryotic cells.</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>eukaryotic.</B> </DL>
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<A NAME="eucharis">
<B>eucharis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of South American plants of the amaryllis family, bearing large, fragrant, bell-shaped, white flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="eucharist">
<B>Eucharist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; Holy Communion. <DD><B> 2. </B>the consecrated bread and wine used in this sacrament, especially the bread. </DL>
<A NAME="eucharistic">
<B>Eucharistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or treating of the Eucharist. adv. <B>Eucharistically.</B> </DL>
<B>Eucharistic congress,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an assembly of Catholics, both clerics and laymen, from all countries to promote the religious way of life. Public processions are held in honor of the Eucharist. </DL>
<A NAME="euchite">
<B>Euchite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of an eastern sect of the 300's that attached supreme importance to prayer and the presence of the Holy Spirit. </DL>
<A NAME="euchre">
<B>euchre, </B>noun, verb, <B>-chred,</B> <B>-chring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a simple card game for two, three, or four players, using the 32 (or 24) highest cards in the pack, in which the bowers are high trumps, and the object is to win a majority of the five tricks. <DD><B> 2. </B>the failure of the side making the trump in this game to win three tricks. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to prevent (the side making the trump in this game) from winning three tricks. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) to outwit; best. <BR><I>expr. <B>euchre out of,</B> </I>(Informal.) to do out of by trickery. <BR> <I>Ex. He was not disposed to accept second place from the men who four years before had euchred him out of first place (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="euchromatin">
<B>euchromatin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the chromatin of a chromosome containing the genes. </DL>
<A NAME="euchromosome">
<B>euchromosome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any chromosome except a sex chromosome; autosome. </DL>
<A NAME="euclase">
<B>euclase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a brittle mineral, a silicate of aluminum and beryllium, occurring in prismatic crystals, usually light-green. </DL>
<A NAME="euclid">
<B>Euclid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the works of Euclid, a Greek mathematician, especially his <I>Elements</I> (treatise on geometry). <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=geometry.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="euclidean">
<B>Euclidean</B> or <B>Euclidian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of Euclid; in accordance with the principles of Euclid's geometry. By fixing the admission of certain propositions as more elementary than others, Euclidean geometry has greatly influenced the mode of presentation of mathematical theories. </DL>
<A NAME="eucoelomate">
<B>eucoelomate, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having a body cavity (coelom), as the frog does. <DD><I>noun </I> an animal having a coelom. </DL>
<A NAME="eucone">
<B>eucone, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a well-developed or true cone as in the eyes of certain crustaceans and insects. </DL>
<A NAME="eucrite">
<B>eucrite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of gabbro composed essentially of anorthite and augite. </DL>
<A NAME="eucritic">
<B>eucritic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or resembling eucrite. <BR> <I>Ex. a eucritic meteorite.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eucyclic">
<B>eucyclic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having petals, stamens, or other parts, equal in number on each whorl and alternate with one another. </DL>
<A NAME="eudaemon">
<B>eudaemon</B> or <B>eudemon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a benevolent or protective spirit. </DL>
