| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| eradiated | imp. & past participle | of Eradiate |
| eradicate | verb t. | To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated., To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. |
| erasement | noun | The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration. |
| ercedeken | noun | An archdeacon. |
| erectable | adjective | Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. |
| erectness | noun | Uprightness of posture or form. |
| eremitage | noun | See Hermitage. |
| eremitish | adjective | Eremitic. |
| eremitism | noun | The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life. |
| eretation | noun | A creeping forth. |
| erewhiles | adverb | Some time ago; a little while before; heretofore. |
| ergotized | adjective | Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye. |
| eriometer | noun | An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed. |
| eristalis | noun | A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; — also called drone fly. |
| eristical | adjective | Controversial. |
| ernestful | adjective | Serious. |
| erogating | present participle & vb. noun | of Erogate |
| erogation | noun | The act of giving out or bestowing. |
| erostrate | adjective | Without a beak. |
| eroticism | noun | Erotic quality. |
| erratical | adjective | Erratic. |
| erroneous | adjective | Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; — hence, irregular; unnatural., Misleading; misled; mistaking., Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. |
| erstwhile | adverb | Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. |
| erucifrom | adjective | Having the form of a caterpillar; — said of insect larvae. |
| erudition | noun | The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. |
| eruginous | adjective | Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; aeruginous. |
| erythrean | adjective | Alt. of Erythraean |
| erythrine | noun | A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid., See Erythrite, 2. |
| erythrina | noun | A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; — so called from its red flowers. |
| erythrism | noun | A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism. |
| erythrite | noun | A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; — called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin., A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; — called also erythrin or erythrine. |
| erythroid | adjective | Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle). |