epeirogenic - n. (also epeirogeny) Geol. the regional uplift of extensive areas of the earth's... [more]

epenthetic - n. (pl. epentheses) the insertion of a letter... [more]

epexegetic - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning ... [more]

epexegetical - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning ... [more]

epexegetically - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning ... [more]

ephebic - n. Gk Hist. a young man of 18-20 undergoing military training. ephebic adj. [L... [more]

ephemerality - see EPHEMERA]... [more]

ephemerally - see EPHEMERA]... [more]

ephemeralness - see EPHEMERA]... [more]

ephorate - n. Gk Hist. any of five senior magistrates in ancient Sparta. ephorate n. [Gk... [more]

epical - n. & adj. 1 a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic... [more]

epically - n. & adj. 1 a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic... [more]

epicentral - n. ( US epicenter) 1 Geol. the point at which an earthquake... [more]

Epicureanism - n. & adj. 1 a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher ... [more]

epicurism - see EPICUREAN]... [more]

epicyclic - n. Geom. a small circle moving round the circumference of a larger one .... [more]

epigastric - n. (pl. epigastria) Anat. the part of the abdomen immediately over the stomach.... [more]

epiglottal - n. Anat. a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during... [more]

epiglottic - n. Anat. a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during... [more]

epigrammatic - n. 1 a short poem with a witty ending. 2 a pointed saying. 3 a pointed [more]

epigrammatically - n. 1 a short poem with a witty ending. 2 a pointed saying. 3 a pointed [more]

epigrammatist - n. 1 a short poem with a witty ending. 2 a pointed saying. 3 a pointed [more]

epigraphic - n. the study of (esp. ancient) inscriptions. epigraphic adj. epigraphical adj.... [more]

epigraphical - n. the study of (esp. ancient) inscriptions. epigraphic adj. epigraphical adj.... [more]

epigraphically - n. the study of (esp. ancient) inscriptions. epigraphic adj. epigraphical adj.... [more]

epigraphist - n. the study of (esp. ancient) inscriptions. epigraphic adj. epigraphical adj.... [more]

epilation - v.tr. remove hair from. epilation n. [F piler (cf. DEPILATE)]... [more]

epimeric - n. Chem. either of two isomers with different configurations of atoms about one... [more]

epimerism - n. Chem. either of two isomers with different configurations of atoms about one... [more]

epiphanic - sense 1 through OF epiphanie and eccl.L epiphania]... [more]

epiphenomenal - n. (pl. epiphenomena) 1 a secondary symptom, which may occur simultaneously with... [more]

epiphytal - n. a plant growing but not parasitic on another, e.g. a moss. epiphytal adj. epiphytic... [more]

epiphytic - n. a plant growing but not parasitic on another, e.g. a moss. epiphytal adj. epiphytic... [more]

episcopalianism - adj. & n. 1 of or advocating government of a Church by bishops. 2 of or belonging... [more]

episcopalism - adj. 1 of a bishop or bishops. 2 (of a Church) constituted on the principle of government... [more]

episcopally - adj. 1 of a bishop or bishops. 2 (of a Church) constituted on the principle of government... [more]

epistemically - adj. Philos. relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation. epistemically... [more]

epistemological - n. the theory of knowledge, esp. with regard to its methods and validation. epistemological... [more]

epistemologically - n. the theory of knowledge, esp. with regard to its methods and validation. epistemological... [more]

epistemologist - n. the theory of knowledge, esp. with regard to its methods and validation. epistemological... [more]

epitaxial - n. Crystallog. the growth of a thin layer on a single-crystal substrate that determines... [more]

epithalamial - n. (pl. epithalamiums or epithalamia) a song or poem celebrating a marriage. epithalamial... [more]

epithalamic - n. (pl. epithalamiums or epithalamia) a song or poem celebrating a marriage. epithalamial... [more]

epithelial - n. (pl. epitheliums or epithelia) the tissue forming the outer layer of the [more]

epithetic - n. 1 an adjective or other descriptive word expressing a quality ... [more]

epithetical - n. 1 an adjective or other descriptive word expressing a quality ... [more]

epithetically - n. 1 an adjective or other descriptive word expressing a quality ... [more]

epitomist - n. 1 a person or thing embodying a quality, class,... [more]

epitomization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 be a perfect example of (a quality etc.); typify. 2 make an... [more]

epochal - n. 1 a period of history or of a person's life marked by ... [more]

eponymous - n. 1 a person (real or imaginary) after whom a discovery, invention, place, institution,... [more]