| ECTOBLASTS | • ectoblasts n. Plural of ectoblast. • ECTOBLAST n. the outer layer of the blastoderm, also EPIBLAST. |
| ECTOCRINES | • ectocrines n. Plural of ectocrine. • ECTOCRINE n. any metabolite that is released into an organism's environment and influences the vital processes of other organisms. |
| ECTODERMAL | • ectodermal adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the ectoderm. • ECTODERMAL adj. of or relating to the ectoderm, also ECTODERMIC. |
| ECTODERMIC | • ectodermic adj. (Biology) Of or relating to the ectoderm. • ECTODERMIC adj. of or relating to the ectoderm, also ECTODERMAL. |
| ECTOENZYME | • ectoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell. • ECTOENZYME n. an exoenzyme, an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
| ECTOGENIES | • ECTOGENY n. the effect of pollen on the tissues of a plant. |
| ECTOGENOUS | • ectogenous adj. (Zoology, of a pathogenic organism) Able to survive outside of its host. • ECTOGENOUS adj. of a parasite, that can live outside a host. |
| ECTOMORPHS | • ectomorphs n. Plural of ectomorph. • ECTOMORPH n. a psychophysical type with long thin bones and large surface relative. |
| ECTOMORPHY | • ectomorphy n. The condition of being ectomorphic. • ECTOMORPHY n. the state of being an ectomorph. |
| ECTOPHYTES | • ectophytes n. Plural of ectophyte. • ECTOPHYTE n. a vegetable ectoparasite. |
| ECTOPHYTIC | • ectophytic adj. Relating to ectophytes. • ECTOPHYTIC adj. relating to an ectophyte, a vegetable ectoparasite. |
| ECTOPLASMS | • ectoplasms n. Plural of ectoplasm. • ECTOPLASM n. the outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum, also EXOPLASM. |
| ECTOPROCTS | • ectoprocts n. Plural of ectoproct. • ECTOPROCT n. a bryozoan, a moss or liverwort. |
| ECTOTHERMS | • ectotherms n. Plural of ectotherm. • ECTOTHERM n. a cold-blooded animal. |