edaphicyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[edaphic 词源字典]
"Of, produced by, or influenced by the soil", Late 19th century: coined in German from Greek edaphos 'floor' + -ic.[edaphic etymology, edaphic origin, 英语词源]
exanthemayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A skin rash accompanying a disease or fever", Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek exanthēma 'eruption', from ex- 'out' + antheein 'to blossom' (from anthos 'flower').
exsanguinationyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"The action of draining a person, animal, or organ of blood", Early 20th century: from Latin exsanguinatus 'drained of blood' (from ex- 'out' + sanguis, sanguin- 'blood') + -ion.
emojiyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication", 1990s: Japanese, from e 'picture' + moji 'letter, character'.
excogitateyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Think out, plan, or devise", Early 16th century: from Latin excogitat- 'found by process of thought', from the verb excogitare, from ex- 'out' + cogitare 'think'.
electro-horticultureyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"The application of electricity to horticulture; specifically = electroculture", Late 19th cent..
enthralyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Capture the fascinated attention of", Late Middle English (in the sense 'enslave'; formerly also as inthrall): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + thrall.
Etesian windyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Another term for meltemi", Early 17th century: Etesian from Latin etesius 'annual' (from Greek etēsios, from etos 'year') + -an.
epistolographyyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Letter writing", Late 18th cent. From post-classical Latin epistolographia letter-writing from Hellenistic Greek ἐπιστολογράϕος letter-writer, secretary + classical Latin -ia.
epistolicyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Of, relating to, or used in letter-writing; epistolary", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Theophilus Gale (1628–1679), ejected minister and theologian. From (i) classical Latin epistolicus in the form or style of letters (2nd cent. a.d. in Aulus Gellius).
eosinyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A red fluorescent dye that is a bromine derivative of fluorescein, or one of its salts or other derivatives", Late 19th century: from Greek ēōs 'dawn' + -in1.
empennageyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An arrangement of stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft", Early 20th century: from French, from empenner 'to feather an arrow', from em- 'in' + penne 'a feather' (from Latin penna).
equivoqueyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An expression capable of having more than one meaning; a pun", Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'equivocal'): from Old French equivoque or late Latin aequivocus (see equivocal).
electric caryoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Originally US a tramcar propelled by electricity (now rare )", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Charles Mackay (1812–1889), poet and writer.
equilibristyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An acrobat who performs balancing feats, especially a tightrope walker", Mid 18th century: from equilibrium + -ist.
excursusyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix", Early 19th century: from Latin, 'excursion', from excurrere 'run out'.
electropathyyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A form of alternative therapy employing electricity, galvanism, and magnetism (in various forms)", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The New Monthly Magazine. From electro- + -pathy.
enchaseyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Decorate (a piece of jewellery or work of art) by inlaying, engraving, or carving", Late Middle English: from Old French enchasser 'set gems, encase', from en- 'in' + chasse 'a case'.
ensileyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Put (grass or another crop) into a silo or silage clamp in order to preserve it as silage", Late 19th century: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en- 'in' + silo 'silo'.
endotheliumyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"The tissue which forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm", Late 19th century: modern Latin, from endo- 'within' + Greek thēlē 'nipple'.