| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| elaborated | imp. & past participle | of Elaborate |
| elaborator | noun | One who, or that which, elaborates. |
| elaeoptene | noun | The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts. |
| elaiometer | noun | An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil. |
| elasticity | noun | The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air., Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. |
| elatedness | noun | The state of being elated. |
| elbowboard | noun | The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest. |
| elbowchair | noun | A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair. |
| eleaticism | noun | The Eleatic doctrine. |
| elecampane | noun | A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic., A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant. |
| electicism | noun | See Eclecticism. |
| electively | adverb | In an elective manner; by choice. |
| electorate | noun | The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire., The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. |
| electoress | noun | An electress. |
| electorial | adjective | Electoral. |
| electrical | adjective | Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark., Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance., Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. |
| electrized | imp. & past participle | of Electrize |
| electrizer | noun | One who, or that which, electrizes. |
| elementary | adjective | Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance., Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise., Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. |
| elementoid | adjective | Resembling an element. |
| elenchical | adjective | Pertaining to an elench. |
| elenctical | adjective | Serving to refute; refutative; — applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic. |
| elengeness | noun | Loneliness; misery. |
| eleusinian | adjective | Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals. |
| elfishness | noun | The quality of being elfish. |
| eliminated | imp. & past participle | of Eliminate |
| eliquament | noun | A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure. |
| eliquation | noun | The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation. |
| elliptical | adjective | Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends., Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase. |
| eloignment | noun | Removal to a distance; withdrawal. |
| elongating | present participle & vb. noun | of Elongate |
| elongation | noun | The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension., That which lengthens out; continuation., Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance., The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury. |
| eloquently | adverb | In an eloquent manner. |
| elucidated | imp. & past participle | of Elucidate |
| elucidator | noun | One who explains or elucidates; an expositor. |
| eluctation | noun | A struggling out of any difficulty. |
| elucubrate | verb i. | See Lucubrate. |
| elutriated | imp. & past participle | of Elutriate |
| elytriform | adjective | Having the form, or structure, of an elytron. |