8 letter word starting with eu

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
eucharis noun A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms.
euchroic adjective Having a fine color.
euchrone noun A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See Eychroic.
euctical Expecting a wish; supplicatory.
eudaemon noun A good angel.
eudoxian noun A follower of Eudoxius, patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the 4th century, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
eugenics noun The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
eugubian adjective Alt. of Eugubine
eugubine adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions.
eulachon noun The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish.
eulerian adjective Pertaining to Euler, a German mathematician of the 18th century.
eulogist noun One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast.
eulogium noun A formal eulogy.
eulogize verb t. To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.
eulogies plural of Eulogy
eulytite noun A mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth, found at Freiberg; — called also culytine.
eumolpus noun A genus of small beetles, one species of which (E. viti) is very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe.
eunomian noun A follower of Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (4th century A. D.), who held that Christ was not God but a created being, having a nature different from that of the Father., Of or pertaining to Eunomius or his doctrine.
euonymin noun A principle or mixture of principles derived from Euonymus atropurpureus, or spindle tree.
euonymus noun A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
eupatrid noun One well born, or of noble birth.
eupepsia noun Alt. of Eupepsy
eupeptic adjective Of or pertaining to good digestion; easy of digestion; having a good digestion; as, eupeptic food; an eupeptic man.
euphonic adjective Alt. of Euphonical
euphonon noun An instrument resembling the organ in tine and the upright piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone.
euphrasy noun The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes.
euphuism noun An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
euphuist noun One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; — applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
euphuize verb t. To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
eupryion noun A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneous, as a lucifer match.
eurasian noun A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other., One born of European parents in Asia., Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia; as, the great Eurasian plain.
euripize verb t. To whirl hither and thither.
european adjective Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants., A native or an inhabitant of Europe.
eurythmy noun Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue., Regularly of the pulse.
eusebian noun A follower of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius.
eutrophy noun Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
euxenite noun A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.