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. |