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. |