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etymic [etymic 词源字典]: "Of or relating to the etymon or primitive form of a word", Mid 19th cent. From etym + -ic.[etymic etymology, etymic origin, 英语词源]
epeirogeny: "The regional uplift of an extensive area of the earth’s crust", Late 19th century: from Greek ēpeiros 'mainland' + -geny.
electrostatic: "Relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents", Mid 19th century: from electro- + static, on the pattern of hydrostatic.
echinacea: "A North American plant of the daisy family, whose flowers have a raised cone-like centre which appears to consist of soft spines. It is used in herbal medicine, largely for its antibiotic and wound-healing properties", Modern Latin, from Greek ekhinos 'hedgehog'.
equitation: "The art and practice of horsemanship and horse riding", Mid 16th century: from French équitation or Latin equitatio(n-), from equitare 'ride a horse', from eques, equit- 'horseman' (from equus 'horse').
elytron: "Each of the two wing cases of a beetle", Mid 18th century (denoting a sheath or covering, specifically that of the spinal cord): from Greek elutron 'sheath'.
extensile: "Capable of being stretched out or protruded", Mid 18th century: from Latin extens- 'stretched out' (from the verb extendere) + -ile.
executant: "A person who puts something into effect", Mid 19th century: from French exécutant 'carrying out', present participle of exécuter (see execute).
endotherm: "An animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat", 1940s: from endo- 'within', on the pattern of homeotherm.
ecclesial: "Relating to or constituting a Church or denomination", Mid 17th century (rare before the 1960s): via Old French from Greek ekklēsia 'assembly, church' (see ecclesiastic).
expectorative: " Medicine . Of or relating to expectoration; effecting or involved in expectoration; produced by expectoration", Mid 17th cent. From expectorate + -ive.
ecclesiarch: "A ruler of a Church", Late 18th century: from Greek ekklēsia 'church' + arkhos 'leader'.
endocarp: "The innermost layer of the pericarp which surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry)", Early 19th century: from endo- 'within' + a shortened form of pericarp.
empyema: "The collection of pus in a cavity in the body, especially in the pleural cavity", Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek empuēma, from empuein 'suppurate', from em- 'in' + puon 'pus'.
edamame: "A Japanese dish of salted green soybeans boiled in their pods, typically served as a snack or appetizer", Japanese, literally 'beans on a branch'.
expositor: "A person that explains complicated ideas or theories", Middle English: via Old French or late Latin, from Latin exposit- 'exposed, explained', from exponere (see expound).
electrophorus: "A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction", Late 18th century: from electro- + Greek -phoros 'bearing'.
Eoanthropus: "A supposed extinct hominid formerly given the name Eoanthropus dawsoni but subsequently shown to be a hoax", Early 20th cent. From scientific Latin Eoanthropus, former genus name from English eo- or its etymon ancient Greek ἠώς dawn + scientific Latin -anthropus man, human, probably influenced by eolith. Compare slightly later dawn man.
electroplexy: "Electroconvulsive therapy", 1950s: from electro- + apoplexy.
enantiodromia: "The tendency of things to change into their opposites, especially as a supposed governing principle of natural cycles and of psychological development", Early 20th century: from Greek, literally 'running in opposite ways'.