| EPHEDRINE | • ephedrine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra… • EPHEDRINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the plant ephedra and used in treating hay fever, asthma etc., also EPHEDRIN. |
| EPHELIDES | • ephelides n. Plural of ephelis. • EPHELIS n. (Latin) a freckle or mole. |
| EPHEMERID | • ephemerid n. Any mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. • EPHEMERID n. an insect of the mayfly family. |
| EPHEMERIS | • ephemeris n. (Obsolete) A journal or diary. • ephemeris n. (Astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year;… • ephemeris n. Computer software that calculates the apparent position of celestial bodies. |
| EPITHECAE | • epithecae n. Plural of epitheca. • EPITHECA n. the outer older cell layer of a diatom. |
| EPITHESES | • epitheses n. Plural of epithesis. • EPITHESIS n. the addition of one or more letters to a word. |
| EPITHETED | • epitheted adj. Described by an epithet. • EPITHET v. to apply an epithet to. |
| EUPHEMISE | • euphemise v. Alternative spelling of euphemize. • EUPHEMISE v. to speak or write (of) euphemistically, also EUPHEMIZE. |
| EUPHEMIZE | • euphemize v. (Intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically. • euphemize v. (Transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms. • EUPHEMIZE v. to speak or write (of) euphemistically, also EUPHEMISE. |
| HEADPIECE | • headpiece n. The head; the brain. • headpiece n. Something covering the head. • headpiece n. Protecting cover for the head; a helmet. |
| HEELPIECE | • heelpiece n. A piece of armour to protect the heels. • heelpiece n. A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe. • heelpiece n. (Figuratively) The end. |
| NEPHELINE | • nepheline n. (Mineralogy) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically… • NEPHELINE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELITE. |
| NEPHELITE | • nephelite n. (Mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline. • NEPHELITE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELINE. |
| NIPCHEESE | • nipcheese n. (Slang, derogatory) Synonym of miser. • nipcheese n. (Military jargon, derogatory) Synonym of purser. • nipcheese adj. Synonym of miserly. |
| PETECHIAE | • petechiae n. Plural of petechia. • PETECHIA n. (Latin) a small hemorrhagic spot on a body surface. |
| REEVESHIP | • reeveship n. The state or business of a reeve. • REEVESHIP n. the office of reeve. |
| SHEEPIEST | • sheepiest adj. Superlative form of sheepy: most sheepy. • SHEEPY adj. sheeplike. |
| SHEEPLIKE | • sheeplike adj. Resembling a sheep: docile or uncomplaining, or willing to follow a leader blindly. • sheep-like adj. Alternative spelling of sheeplike. • SHEEPLIKE adj. like a sheep. |