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enantiomorph [enantiomorph 词源字典]: "Each of two crystalline or other geometrical forms which are mirror images of each other", Late 19th century: from Greek enantios 'opposite' + -morph.[enantiomorph etymology, enantiomorph origin, 英语词源]
exponible: "(Of a proposition) capable of or requiring explanation", Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin exponibilis, from the verb exponere (see expound).
etherated: "Treated, mixed, or (especially in later use) chemically combined with ether", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Medical and Physical Journal. From ether + -ated.
electrophone: "An instrument which produces sounds in response to an electric current, e.g. from an induction coil or telephone, especially as developed to enable telephone subscribers to hear concerts, plays, public speeches, etc., in their home. Now historical", Mid 19th cent. From electro- + -phone. Compare earlier electrophonic.
electronic intelligence: "Military intelligence gathered using electronic devices", 1950s; earliest use found in The Zanesville Signal.
expectance: "The action or fact of believing that something will happen or be the case; the feeling or state of mind accompanying this; anticipation", Late 16th cent. From expectant, perhaps after post-classical Latin expectantia expectancy, expectation.
euryhaline: "(Of an aquatic organism) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity", Late 19th century: from Greek eurus 'wide' + halinos 'of salt'.
Entoprocta: "A small phylum of sedentary aquatic invertebrates that resemble moss animals. They have a rounded body on a long stalk, bearing a ring of tentacles for filtering food from the water", Modern Latin (plural), from Greek entos 'within' + prōktos 'anus', the anus being within the ring of tentacles.
Englishry: "That part of the population in Ireland that is of English descent, regarded collectively. Compare Irishry. Chiefly with the. Now historical", Late Middle English. From English + -ry.
etherealization: "The action or process of making a thing or being ethereal or incorporeal; an instance of this", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Atlantic Magazine. From etherealize + -ation.
edaphosaurus: "A large herbivorous synapsid reptile of the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods, with long knobbly spines on its back supporting a sail-like crest", Modern Latin, from Greek edaphos 'floor' + sauros 'lizard'.
examinant: "A person conducting a judicial or academic examination", Early 17th century: from Latin examinant- 'weighing, testing', from the verb examinare (see examine).
epilimnion: "The upper layer of water in a stratified lake", Early 20th century: from epi- 'above' + Greek limnion (diminutive of limnē 'lake').
enantiomer: "Each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other", 1930s: from Greek enantios 'opposite' + -mer.
euphemize: "Refer to (something unpleasant or embarrassing) by means of a euphemism", Mid 19th century: from Greek euphēmizein 'use auspicious words' (see euphemism).
executrix: "A female executor of a will", Late Middle English: from late Latin, from Latin executor (see executor).
epicarp: "The outermost layer of the pericarp", Early 19th century: from epi- + a shortened form of pericarp.
extraterritorial: "(Of a law or decree) valid outside a country’s territory", Mid 19th century: from Latin extra territorium 'outside the territory' + -al.
epicondyle: "A protuberance above or on the condyle of a long bone, especially either of the two at the elbow end of the humerus", Mid 19th century: from French épicondyle, modern Latin epicondylus (see epi-, condyle).
El Niño: "An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December. The effects of El Niño include reversal of wind patterns across the Pacific, drought in Australasia, and unseasonal heavy rain in South America", Spanish, literally 'the (Christ) child', because of the occurrence near Christmas.