Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 28

Endemically (adv.) In an endemic manner.

Endemiology (n.) The science which treats of endemic affections.

Endenization (n.) The act of naturalizing. [R.]

Endenize (v. t.) To endenizen. [Obs.]

Endenizen (v. t.) To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.

Ender (n.) One who, or that which, makes an end of something; as, the ender of my life.

Endermatic (a.) Endermic.

Endermatic (a.) Acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment" [syn: endermic, endermatic].

Endermic (a.) (Med.) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.

Endermic method, That in which the medicine enters the system through the skin, being applied either to the sound skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a blister.

Endermic (a.) Acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment" [syn: endermic, endermatic].

Endermically (adv.) By the endermic method; as, applied endermically.

Compare: Dermis

Dermis (n.) (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix.

Enderon (n.) (Anat.) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes. -- En`de*ron"ic, a.

Endiademed (a.) Diademed. [R.]

Endiaper (v. t.) To decorate with a diaper pattern.

Endict (v. t.) See Indict.

Endictment (n.) See Indictment.

Compare: End

End (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Ended; p. pr. & vb. n. Ending.] To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. "I shall end this strife." -- Shak.

On the seventh day God ended his work. -- Gen. ii. 2.
End (v. t.) To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.

End (v. t.) To destroy; to put to death. "This sword hath ended him." -- Shak.

To end up, To lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end up a hogshead.

Ending (n.) Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.

Ending (n.) (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.

Ending day, Day of death. -- Chaucer.

Ending (n.) The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: ending, termination]

Ending (n.) The act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion].

Ending (n.) The point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending] [ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time].

Ending (n.) Event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning]

Ending (n.) The last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending].

Endite (v. t.) See Indite. -- Spenser.

Endive (n.) (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.

Wild endive (Bot.), Chicory or succory.

Endive (n.) Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched [syn: endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia].

Endive (n.) Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges [syn: chicory escarole, endive, escarole].

ENDIVE, () Enhanced Direct Interface Video Extensions (OS/2, MMPM/2, IBM), "EnDIVE"

Endless (a.) Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.

Endless (a.) Infinite; excessive; unlimited.

Endless (a.) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Endless (a.) Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.

Endlessly (adv.) In an endless manner.

Endlessness (n.) The quality of being endless; perpetuity.

Endlong (adv. & prep.) Lengthwise; along.

Endmost (a.) Farthest; remotest; at the very end.

Endo- () Alt. of End-.

End- () A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.

Endoblast (n.) Entoblast; endoplast. See Nucleus.

Endoblastic (a.) Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer.

Endocardiac (a.) Alt. of Endocardial

Endocardial (a.) Pertaining to the endocardium.

Endocardial (a.) Seated or generated within the heart; as, endocardial murmurs.

Endocarditis (n.) Inflammation of the endocardium.

Endocardium (n.) The membrane lining the cavities of the heart.

Endocarp (n.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

Endochondral (a.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone.

Endochrome (n.) The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether green, red, yellow, or any other color.

Endocrine gland (n.) Any of various glands producing hormonal secretions that pass directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroids, anterior and posterior pituitary, pancreas, adrenals, pineal, and gonads. Also called Ductless gland.

Endocrine system (n.) The bodily system that consists of the endocrine glands and functions to regulate body activities.

Endoctrine (v. t.) To teach; to indoctrinate.

Endocyst (n.) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa.

Endoderm (n.) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal.

Endoderm (n.) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm.

Endodermal (a.) Alt. of Endodermic.

Endodermic (a.) Of or pertaining to the endoderm.

Endodermis (n.) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.

Endogamous (a.) Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous.

Endogamy (n.) Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.

Endogen (n.) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually, parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See Exogen.

Endogenesis (n.) Endogeny.

Endogenetic (a.) Endogenous.

Endogenous (a.) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk.

Endogenous (a.) Originating from within; increasing by internal growth.

Endogenously (adv.) By endogenous growth.

Endogeny (n.) Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell.

Endognath (n.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla.

Endognathal (a.) Pertaining to the endognath.

Endolymph (n.) The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.

Endolymphangial (a.) Within a lymphatic vessel.

Endolymphatic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the endolymphatic duct.

Endolymphatic (a.) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial.

Endome (v. t.) To cover as with a dome.

Endometriosis  (n.) 【醫】子宮內膜異位症 The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: endometriosis, adenomyosis].

Compare: Adenomyosis

Adenomyosis【醫】子宮腺肌症 The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: endometriosis, adenomyosis].

Endometritis (n.) (Med.) 【醫】子宮內膜炎 Inflammation of the endometrium.

Endometritis (n.) Inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) [syn: metritis, endometritis].

Endometrium (n.) (Anat.) 【解】子宮內膜 The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

Endometrium (n.) (Pregnancy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition.

Endomorph (n.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.

Endomysium (n.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.

Endoneurium (n.) The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers.

Endoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon.

Endophloeum (n.) The inner layer of the bark of trees.

Endophragma (n.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.

Endophragmal (a.) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.

Endophyllous (a.) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.

Endoplasm (n.) The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.

Endoplasma (n.) Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc.

Endoplast (n.) See Nucleus.

Endoplastica (n. pl.) A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the am/ba.

Endoplastule (n.) See Nucleolus.

Endopleura (n.) The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen.

Endopleurite (n.) The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans.

Endopodite (n.) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

Endorhizae (n. pl. ) of Endorhiza

Endorhiza (n.) Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.

Endorhizal (a.) Alt. of Endorhizous

Endorhizous (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants.

Endorsed (imp. & p. p.) of Endorse.

Endorsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Endorse

Endorse (v. t.) 在(發票、票據等)背面簽名,背書;簽署(姓名);批註(公文等);【英】在(駕駛執照背面)註上違章事項;贊同;認可 Same as Indorse.

Endorse (v. t.) Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}].

Endorse (v. t.) Give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {second}, {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}].

Endorse (v. t.) Guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {certify}, {endorse}, {indorse}].

Endorse (v. t.) Sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}].

Endorse (n.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).

Endorsee (n.) Same as Indorsee.

Endorsement (n.) 背書;簽署;贊同;支持 Same as Indorsement.

Endorsement (n.) A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {blurb}].

Endorsement (n.) A speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}, {secondment}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}].

Endorsement (n.) Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]

Endorsement (n.) A signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}].

Endorsement (n.) The act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}]..

Endorser (n.) Same as Indorser.

Endosarc (n.) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amoeba; entoplasm; endoplasta.

Endoscope (n.) An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.

Endoscopy (n.) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.

Endoskeletal (a.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles.

Endoskeleton (n.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

Endosmometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action.

Endosmometric (a.) Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.

Endosmose (n.) Alt. of Endosmosis.

Endosmosis (n.) The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.

Endosmosmic (a.) Endosmotic.

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