eccentric
         adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
                  "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another
                  like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a
                  freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall
                  antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre
                  and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric},
                  {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {flakey}, {gonzo}, {off-
                  the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}]
         2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric
            circles" [syn: {eccentric}, {nonconcentric}] [ant:
            {concentric}, {concentrical}, {homocentric}]
         n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn:
               {eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball},
               {geek}]
         2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
            eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character";
            "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
            [syn: {character}, {eccentric}, {type}, {case}]

English Dictionary: eccentric	by the DICT Development Group
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eccentric person n a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek]
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eccentrically adv in an eccentric or bizarre manner not symmetrically with respect to the center
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eccentricity n strange and unconventional behavior (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path Antonym(s): concentricity
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Echeneididae n fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships Synonym(s): Echeneididae, family Echeneididae, family Echeneidae
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echinoderm n marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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echinoderm family n a family of echinoderms
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echinoderm genus n a genus of echinoderms
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Echinodermata n radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers Synonym(s): Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata
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Echinoidea n sea urchins and sand dollars [syn: Echinoidea, {class Echinoidea}]
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egg noodle n narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs
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egg-and-anchor n a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape Synonym(s): egg-and-dart, egg- and-anchor, egg-and-tongue
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egg-and-dart n a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape Synonym(s): egg-and-dart, egg- and-anchor, egg-and-tongue
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egg-and-tongue n a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape Synonym(s): egg-and-dart, egg- and-anchor, egg-and-tongue
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equine distemper n an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes Synonym(s): equine distemper, strangles
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Eskimo dog n breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: Eskimo dog, husky]
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essential adj absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" Synonym(s): essential, indispensable basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" Antonym(s): inessential, unessential of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Synonym(s): all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p) being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil" defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; "substantive law" Synonym(s): substantive, essential Antonym(s): adjective, procedural n anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" Synonym(s): necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary Antonym(s): inessential, nonessential
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essential amino acid n an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
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essential condition n a prerequisite Synonym(s): essential condition, sine qua non
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essential hypertension n persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found Synonym(s): essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis
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essential oil n an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings Synonym(s): essential oil, volatile oil
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essential thrombocytopenia n the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)
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essential tremor n tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control
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essentiality n basic importance Synonym(s): essentiality, essentialness Antonym(s): inessentiality
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essentially adv in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" Synonym(s): basically, fundamentally, essentially
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essentialness n basic importance Synonym(s): essentiality, essentialness Antonym(s): inessentiality
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essonite n a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonite]
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Eugene Delacroix n French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: Delacroix, Eugene Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix]
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Eugenia dicrana n tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood Synonym(s): nakedwood, Eugenia dicrana
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exanthem n eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease Synonym(s): exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption
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exanthema n eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease Synonym(s): exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption
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exanthema subitum n a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days Synonym(s): exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella
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exenterate v remove the contents of (an organ)
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exenteration n surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
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exhumation n the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried Synonym(s): exhumation, disinterment, digging up
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eye candy n visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye candy on their web site"
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eye condition n the condition of the optical properties of the eye
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eye contact n a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication; "it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave" contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyme grass \Lyme" grass`\ (Bot.)       A coarse perennial grass of several species of {Elymus}, esp.       {E. Canadensis}, and the European {E. arenarius}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],       tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,       trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.       triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.       dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru       tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},       {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]       1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size             (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single             trunk.          Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,                is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,                fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.          2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as             resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and             branches; as, a genealogical tree.          3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;             -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,             chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.          4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.                         [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts                                                                               x. 39.          5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                         In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of                      silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2                                                                               Tim. ii. 20).          6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent             forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.             See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.          {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]          {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of             beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as             the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the             goldsmith beetle.          {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,             trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},             {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.          {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus             musang}).          {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus             alba}). See {Melilot}.          {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.          {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},             and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.          {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American             cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud             stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.          {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,             intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail             is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.          {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East             Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and             allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly             arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.          {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks             belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks             have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are             arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical             parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.          {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight             trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even             higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most             of the existing species are tropical.          {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish             ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).          {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Same as {Tree toad}.             (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs                   belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied                   genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are                   furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog                   (see under {Flying}) is an example.          {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.          {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on             the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by             sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the             prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the             form of a spine or crest.          {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]          {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.          {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World             arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the             chameleons.          {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.          {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.          {Tree moss}. (Bot.)             (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.             (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.                            {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have             long claws and habitually live in trees.          {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.          {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.          {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus             glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and             greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.          {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor             vit[91].          {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium             proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or             among its flowers.          {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea             folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;             -- called also {raccoon oyster}.          {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the             genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the             magpie.          {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and             Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},             and allied genera.          {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.          {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging             to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an             elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on             the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed             with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})             is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is             called also {c[oe]ndou}.          {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera             {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the             porcupines.          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.          {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among             the branches of trees, and are not venomous.          {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})             which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears             greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and             Teneriffe.          {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small             arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow             ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species             ({Passer montanus}).          {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs             in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and             adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.          {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts             of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East             Indies and Southern Asia.          {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.          {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the             family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs             and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into             suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and             leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is             found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and             Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United             States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with             which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See             also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},             under {Cricket}.          {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied             genera.          {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of             pine trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, n.       1. A circle not having the same center as another contained             in some measure within the first.          2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an             anomalous or irregular person or thing.          3. (Astron.)             (a) In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit                   of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in                   its center.             (b) A circle described about the center of an elliptical                   orbit, with half the major axis for radius. --Hutton.          4. (Mach.) A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the             center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide.             It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for             other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a             crank having the same throw.          {Back eccentric}, the eccentric that reverses or backs the             valve gear and the engine.          {Fore eccentric}, the eccentric that imparts a forward motion             to the valve gear and the engine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equant \E"quant\, n. [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf.       F. [82]quant. See {Equate}.] (Ptolemaic Astron.)       A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of       ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also       {eccentric equator}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also       spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center,       eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and       {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.]       1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line             of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;             pertaining to deviation from the center or from true             circular motion.          2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,             spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole             or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same             center; -- opposed to {concentric}.          3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod             in a steam engine.          4. Not coincident as to motive or end.                         His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to                      those of his master.                           --Bacon.          5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or             established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed             sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;             anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and             eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay.                         He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.          {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.          {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that             the work held by it may be altered as to its center of             motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric             combinations of eccentric circles.          {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)             (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which                   the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the                   steam engine.             (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to                   give variable rotation.          {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the             end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.          {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap             with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.          {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.          {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that             encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called             also {eccentric hoop}.          Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;                idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
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Eccentrical \Ec*cen"tric*al\, a.       See {Eccentric}.
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Eccentrically \Ec*cen"tric*al*ly\, adv.       In an eccentric manner.                   Drove eccentrically here and there.         --Lew Wallace.
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Eccentricity \Ec`cen*tric"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf.       F. excentricit[82].]       1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary             line of conduct; oddity.          2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and             the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its             semi-transverse axis.          3. (Astron.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the             orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round             which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the             orbit.          4. (Mech.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as             of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the             throw.
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Eccentricity \Ec`cen*tric"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf.       F. excentricit[82].]       1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary             line of conduct; oddity.          2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and             the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its             semi-transverse axis.          3. (Astron.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the             orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round             which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the             orbit.          4. (Mech.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as             of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the             throw.
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Ecchymotic \Ec`chy*mot"ic\, a.       Pertaining to ecchymosis.
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Echinate \Ech"i*nate\, Echinated \Ech"i*na`ted\, a. [L.       echinatus. See {Echinus}.]       Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an       echinated pericarp.
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Echinate \Ech"i*nate\, Echinated \Ech"i*na`ted\, a. [L.       echinatus. See {Echinus}.]       Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an       echinated pericarp.
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Echinid \E*chi"nid\, a. & n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Echinoid}.
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Echinidan \E*chin"i*dan\, n. [Cf. F. [82]chinide.] (Zo[94]l.)       One the Echinoidea.
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d8Echinoidea \[d8]Ech`i*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Echinus},       and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They       have a calcareous, usually more or less spheroidal or       disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with       movable spines. See {Spatangoid}, {Clypeastroid}. [Written       also {Echinidea}, and {Echinoida}.]
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Echinital \E*chin"i*tal\, a.       Of, or like, an echinite.
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Echinite \Ech"i*nite\, n. [Cf. F. [82]chinite. See {Echinus}.]       (Paleon.)       A fossil echinoid.
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Echinoderm \E*chin"o*derm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Echinodermata.
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d8Echinodermata \[d8]E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\       ([esl]*k[imac]`n[osl]*d[etil]r"m[adot]*t[adot]), n. pl. [NL.,       fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos,       skin.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many       writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written       also {Echinoderma}.]
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Echinodermal \E*chi`no*der"mal\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
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Echinodermatous \E*chi`no*der"ma*tous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
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Echinoid \E*chi"noid\, a. [Echinus + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea. -- n. One of the       Echinoidea.
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d8Echinoidea \[d8]Ech`i*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Echinus},       and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They       have a calcareous, usually more or less spheroidal or       disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with       movable spines. See {Spatangoid}, {Clypeastroid}. [Written       also {Echinidea}, and {Echinoida}.]
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Echometer \E*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], sound + -meter: cf.       F. [82]chom[8a]tre.] (Mus)       A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and       determining their different, and the relation of their       intervals. --J. J. Rousseau.
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Echometry \E*chom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. [82]chom[82]trie.]       1. The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes.          2. The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes.
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Eczematous \Ec*zem"a*tous\, a. (Med.)       Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.
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Egg \Egg\, n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [91]g (whence OE.       ey), Sw. [84]gg, Dan. [91]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav.       aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh.       to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.]       1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic             poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a             yolk, usually surrounded by the [bd]white[b8] or albumen,             and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.          2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the             young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.          3. Anything resembling an egg in form.          Note: Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of                self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or                egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.          {Egg and anchor} (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating             with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the             ovolo; -- called also {egg and dart}, and {egg and             tongue}. See {Anchor}, n., 5. --Ogilvie.          {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), a process of cleavage or             segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous             division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells,             from the growth and differentiation of which the new             organism is ultimately formed. See {Segmentation of the             ovum}, under {Segmentation}.          {Egg development} (Biol.), the process of the development of             an egg, by which the embryo is formed.          {Egg mite} (Zo[94]l.), any mite which devours the eggs of             insects, as {Nothrus ovivorus}, which destroys those of             the canker worm.          {Egg parasite} (Zo[94]l.), any small hymenopterous insect,             which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other             insects. Many genera and species are known.
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Egg \Egg\, n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [91]g (whence OE.       ey), Sw. [84]gg, Dan. [91]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav.       aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh.       to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.]       1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic             poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a             yolk, usually surrounded by the [bd]white[b8] or albumen,             and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.          2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the             young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.          3. Anything resembling an egg in form.          Note: Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of                self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or                egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.          {Egg and anchor} (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating             with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the             ovolo; -- called also {egg and dart}, and {egg and             tongue}. See {Anchor}, n., 5. --Ogilvie.          {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), a process of cleavage or             segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous             division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells,             from the growth and differentiation of which the new             organism is ultimately formed. See {Segmentation of the             ovum}, under {Segmentation}.          {Egg development} (Biol.), the process of the development of             an egg, by which the embryo is formed.          {Egg mite} (Zo[94]l.), any mite which devours the eggs of             insects, as {Nothrus ovivorus}, which destroys those of             the canker worm.          {Egg parasite} (Zo[94]l.), any small hymenopterous insect,             which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other             insects. Many genera and species are known.
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Egg \Egg\, n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [91]g (whence OE.       ey), Sw. [84]gg, Dan. [91]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav.       aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh.       to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.]       1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic             poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a             yolk, usually surrounded by the [bd]white[b8] or albumen,             and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.          2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the             young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.          3. Anything resembling an egg in form.          Note: Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of                self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or                egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.          {Egg and anchor} (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating             with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the             ovolo; -- called also {egg and dart}, and {egg and             tongue}. See {Anchor}, n., 5. --Ogilvie.          {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), a process of cleavage or             segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous             division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells,             from the growth and differentiation of which the new             organism is ultimately formed. See {Segmentation of the             ovum}, under {Segmentation}.          {Egg development} (Biol.), the process of the development of             an egg, by which the embryo is formed.          {Egg mite} (Zo[94]l.), any mite which devours the eggs of             insects, as {Nothrus ovivorus}, which destroys those of             the canker worm.          {Egg parasite} (Zo[94]l.), any small hymenopterous insect,             which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other             insects. Many genera and species are known.
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Egg \Egg\, n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [91]g (whence OE.       ey), Sw. [84]gg, Dan. [91]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav.       aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh.       to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.]       1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic             poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a             yolk, usually surrounded by the [bd]white[b8] or albumen,             and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.          2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the             young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.          3. Anything resembling an egg in form.          Note: Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of                self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or                egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.          {Egg and anchor} (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating             with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the             ovolo; -- called also {egg and dart}, and {egg and             tongue}. See {Anchor}, n., 5. --Ogilvie.          {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), a process of cleavage or             segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous             division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells,             from the growth and differentiation of which the new             organism is ultimately formed. See {Segmentation of the             ovum}, under {Segmentation}.          {Egg development} (Biol.), the process of the development of             an egg, by which the embryo is formed.          {Egg mite} (Zo[94]l.), any mite which devours the eggs of             insects, as {Nothrus ovivorus}, which destroys those of             the canker worm.          {Egg parasite} (Zo[94]l.), any small hymenopterous insect,             which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other             insects. Many genera and species are known.
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Anchor \An"chor\ ([acr][nsm]"k[etil]r), n. [OE. anker, AS.       ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr.       'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.]       1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable             (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays             hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the             ship in a particular station.          Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a                shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a                stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the                other end the crown, from which branch out two or more                arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable                angle to enter the ground.          Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet                anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called                also {waist anchor}. Now the bower and the sheet anchor                are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the                small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).                The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower                anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used                in warping.          2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that             of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a             dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,             or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to             hold the core of a mold in place.          3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on             which we place dependence for safety.                         Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.                                                                               vi. 19.          4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.          5. (Arch.)             (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building                   together.             (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or                   arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain                   moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor                   (called also {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-tongue})                   ornament.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain             sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain             Holothurians, as in species of {Synapta}.          {Anchor ice}. See under {Ice}.          {Anchor ring}. (Math.) Same as {Annulus}, 2 (b).          {Anchor stock} (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank             at right angles to the arms.          {The anchor comes home}, when it drags over the bottom as the             ship drifts.          {Foul anchor}, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled             with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when             the slack cable entangled.          {The anchor is acockbill}, when it is suspended             perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.          {The anchor is apeak}, when the cable is drawn in do tight as             to bring to ship directly over it.          {The anchor is atrip}, or {aweigh}, when it is lifted out of             the ground.          {The anchor is awash}, when it is hove up to the surface of             the water.          {At anchor}, anchored.          {To back an anchor}, to increase the holding power by laying             down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,             with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to             prevent its coming home.          {To cast anchor}, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship             at rest.          {To cat the anchor}, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and             pass the ring-stopper.          {To fish the anchor}, to hoist the flukes to their resting             place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank             painter.          {To weigh anchor}, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail             away.
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Anchor \An"chor\ ([acr][nsm]"k[etil]r), n. [OE. anker, AS.       ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr.       'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.]       1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable             (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays             hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the             ship in a particular station.          Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a                shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a                stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the                other end the crown, from which branch out two or more                arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable                angle to enter the ground.          Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet                anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called                also {waist anchor}. Now the bower and the sheet anchor                are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the                small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).                The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower                anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used                in warping.          2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that             of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a             dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,             or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to             hold the core of a mold in place.          3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on             which we place dependence for safety.                         Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.                                                                               vi. 19.          4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.          5. (Arch.)             (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building                   together.             (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or                   arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain                   moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor                   (called also {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-tongue})                   ornament.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain             sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain             Holothurians, as in species of {Synapta}.          {Anchor ice}. See under {Ice}.          {Anchor ring}. (Math.) Same as {Annulus}, 2 (b).          {Anchor stock} (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank             at right angles to the arms.          {The anchor comes home}, when it drags over the bottom as the             ship drifts.          {Foul anchor}, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled             with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when             the slack cable entangled.          {The anchor is acockbill}, when it is suspended             perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.          {The anchor is apeak}, when the cable is drawn in do tight as             to bring to ship directly over it.          {The anchor is atrip}, or {aweigh}, when it is lifted out of             the ground.          {The anchor is awash}, when it is hove up to the surface of             the water.          {At anchor}, anchored.          {To back an anchor}, to increase the holding power by laying             down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,             with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to             prevent its coming home.          {To cast anchor}, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship             at rest.          {To cat the anchor}, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and             pass the ring-stopper.          {To fish the anchor}, to hoist the flukes to their resting             place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank             painter.          {To weigh anchor}, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail             away.
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Equant \E"quant\, n. [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf.       F. [82]quant. See {Equate}.] (Ptolemaic Astron.)       A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of       ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also       {eccentric equator}.
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-escent \-es"cent\ [From the ending -escens, -entis, of the p.       pr. of inchoative verbs in Latin.]       A suffix signifying beginning, beginning to be; as,       adolescent, effervescent, etc.
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Eschynite \Es"chy*nite\, n. [Gr. [?] shame.] (Min.)       A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium,       thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account       of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its       discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
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Esential \E*sen"tial\, n.       1. Existence; being. [Obs.] --Milton.          2. That which is essential; first or constituent principle;             as, the essentials or religion.
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Esentially \E*sen"tial*ly\, adv.       In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree;       really; as, essentially different.
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Esentialness \E*sen"tial*ness\, n.       Essentiality. --Ld. Digby.
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Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the       Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw       flesh.] (Ethnol.)       One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and       Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the       Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]          {Eskimo dog} (Zo[94]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful             dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely             resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.             Eskimo dog
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Essential \Es*sen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. essentiel. See {Essence}.]       1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object,             or class of objects, what it is.                         Majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was                      forever in it an essential character of                      plaintiveness.                                    --Hawthorne.          2. Hence, really existing; existent.                         Is it true, that thou art but a a name, And no                      essential thing?                                 --Webster                                                                               (1623).          3. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the             attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.                         Judgment's more essential to a general Than courage.                                                                               --Denham.                         How to live? -- that is the essential question for                      us.                                                   --H. Spencer.          4. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a             substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence,             unmixed; as, an essential oil. [bd]Mine own essential             horror.[b8] --Ford.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum;       akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Olive}.]       Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible       substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale       oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral       origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used       for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication,       illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily       consistency; as, oil of vitriol.          Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See                {Petroleum}. The vegetable oils are of two classes,                {essential oils} (see under {Essential}), and {natural                oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and                fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and                fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a                large number of organic acids, principally stearic,                oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin,                olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in                the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.                Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in                stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm                and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids                leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.          {Animal oil}, {Bone oil}, {Dipple's oil}, etc. (Old Chem.), a             complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal             substances, as bones. See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}.          {Drying oils}, {Essential oils}. (Chem.) See under {Drying},             and {Essential}.          {Ethereal oil of wine}, {Heavy oil of wine}. (Chem.) See             under {Ethereal}.          {Fixed oil}. (Chem.) See under {Fixed}.          {Oil bag} (Zo[94]l.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals,             containing oil.          {Oil beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the genus {Meloe} and             allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of             the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess             vesicating properties, and are used instead of             cantharides.          {Oil box}, [or] {Oil cellar} (Mach.), a fixed box or             reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for             oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle.          {Oil cake}. See under {Cake}.          {Oil cock}, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil             cup}.          {Oil color}.       (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil.       (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum;       akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Olive}.]       Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible       substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale       oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral       origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used       for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication,       illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily       consistency; as, oil of vitriol.          Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See                {Petroleum}. The vegetable oils are of two classes,                {essential oils} (see under {Essential}), and {natural                oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and                fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and                fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a                large number of organic acids, principally stearic,                oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin,                olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in                the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.                Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in                stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm                and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids                leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.          {Animal oil}, {Bone oil}, {Dipple's oil}, etc. (Old Chem.), a             complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal             substances, as bones. See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}.          {Drying oils}, {Essential oils}. (Chem.) See under {Drying},             and {Essential}.          {Ethereal oil of wine}, {Heavy oil of wine}. (Chem.) See             under {Ethereal}.          {Fixed oil}. (Chem.) See under {Fixed}.          {Oil bag} (Zo[94]l.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals,             containing oil.          {Oil beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the genus {Meloe} and             allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of             the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess             vesicating properties, and are used instead of             cantharides.          {Oil box}, [or] {Oil cellar} (Mach.), a fixed box or             reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for             oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle.          {Oil cake}. See under {Cake}.          {Oil cock}, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil             cup}.          {Oil color}.       (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil.       (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum;       akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Olive}.]       Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible       substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale       oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral       origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used       for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication,       illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily       consistency; as, oil of vitriol.          Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See                {Petroleum}. The vegetable oils are of two classes,                {essential oils} (see under {Essential}), and {natural                oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and                fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and                fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a                large number of organic acids, principally stearic,                oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin,                olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in                the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.                Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in                stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm                and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids                leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.          {Animal oil}, {Bone oil}, {Dipple's oil}, etc. (Old Chem.), a             complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal             substances, as bones. See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}.          {Drying oils}, {Essential oils}. (Chem.) See under {Drying},             and {Essential}.          {Ethereal oil of wine}, {Heavy oil of wine}. (Chem.) See             under {Ethereal}.          {Fixed oil}. (Chem.) See under {Fixed}.          {Oil bag} (Zo[94]l.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals,             containing oil.          {Oil beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the genus {Meloe} and             allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of             the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess             vesicating properties, and are used instead of             cantharides.          {Oil box}, [or] {Oil cellar} (Mach.), a fixed box or             reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for             oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle.          {Oil cake}. See under {Cake}.          {Oil cock}, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil             cup}.          {Oil color}.       (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil.       (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones             which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental             or passing tones.          6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.          {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics             which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from             another.          {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is             not dependent on another.          {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted             from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its             characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used             in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties             of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter             almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal             salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction             from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,       G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ.       sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]       1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning             food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found             native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation             and crystallization, from sea water and other water             impregnated with saline particles.          2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.                         Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .                      . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.          3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.          4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.                         I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen                      of silver salts.                                 --Pepys.          5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]                         Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing                      and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.          6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an             acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the             salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.          Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,                it is the acid radical which unites with the base or                basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of                water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In                the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic                and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary                in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or                acid salts. See Phrases below.          7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that             which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an             allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken             with a grain of salt.                         Ye are the salt of the earth.            --Matt. v. 13.          8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,             especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.          9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]          {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have             survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,             of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long             table, the places above which were assigned to the guests             of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,             and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.                         His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is                      beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the                      salt.                                                --B. Jonson.          {Acid salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several                   replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially                   exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,                   acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.             (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives                   an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is                   composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is                   an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is                   a neutral salt.          {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline             reaction, as sodium carbonate.          {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly             regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic             oxide. [Obsolescent]          {Basic salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent                   than is required to neutralize the acid.             (b) An alkaline salt.          {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently             regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a             haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.          {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union             of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium             sulphate. See under {Double}.          {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by             crystallizing plant juices.          {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.          {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary.          {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as             sodium chloride.          {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.          {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)                   neutralize each other.             (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.          {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.          {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a             peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]          {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on             exposure to the air.          {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or             analogous compound.          {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.          {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.          {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate             of iron.          {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)             (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.             (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under                   {Hartshorn}.          {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.          {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --             the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.          {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.          {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.          {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or             potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;             -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also             sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.          {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so             called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,             or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]          {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;             -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.          {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.          {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.          {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base             or analogous compound.          {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.          {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but             containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essentiality \Es*sen`ti*al"i*ty\, n.       The quality of being essential; the essential part. --Jer.       Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. i.       To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence. [Obs.]       --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essentiated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Essentiating}.]       To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.]       --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essentiated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Essentiating}.]       To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.]       --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essentiated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Essentiating}.]       To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.]       --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essoin \Es*soin"\[or] Essoign \Es*soign\, n. [OF. essoine,       essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex       from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel.       syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth,       sunj[omac]n to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.]       1. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the             return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the             court.          2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.]                         From every work he challenged essoin. --Spenser.          {Essoin day} (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the             term, on which the court sits to receive essoins.             --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Essonite \Es"so*nite\, n. [Named from Gr. [?] inferior, because       not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.]       (Min.)       Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See {Garnet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euosmitte \Eu*os"mitte\, n. [Gr. [?] well + [?] a smell.] (Min.)       A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant       odor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euxanthic \Eux*an"thic\a. (Chem.)       Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or       resembling, euxanthin.          {Euxanthic acid} (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic             acid, extracted from euxanthin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euxanthic \Eux*an"thic\a. (Chem.)       Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or       resembling, euxanthin.          {Euxanthic acid} (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic             acid, extracted from euxanthin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euxanthin \Eux*an"thin\, n. [Gr. [?] well + [?] yellow.] (Chem.)       A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a       strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of       herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a       magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also {puri},       {purree}, and {Indian yellow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euxenite \Eux"e*nite\, n. [Gr. [?] hospitable. So named because       it contains a number of rare elements.] (Min.)       A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in       Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium,       with some other metals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exametron \Ex*am"e*tron\, n. [NL. See {Hexameter}.]       An hexameter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exanthem \Ex*an"them\, n.       Same as {Exanthema}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Exanthema \[d8]Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. {Exanthemata}. [L., fr.       Gr.[?], fr.[?] to burst forth as flowers, break out, as       ulcers; [?], [?], out + [?] to bloom, [?] flower: cf. F.       exanth[8a]me.] (Med.)       An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or       breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the       like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended       with fever. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exanthematic \Ex*an`the*mat"ic\, Exanthematous    \Ex`an*them"a*tous\, a.       Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema;       efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exanthematic \Ex*an`the*mat"ic\, Exanthematous    \Ex`an*them"a*tous\, a.       Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema;       efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exantlate \Ex*ant"late\, v. t. [L. exantlatus, p. p. of       exantlare, exanclare, to endure.]       To exhaust or wear out. [Obs.] [bd]Seeds . . . wearied or       exantlated.[b8] --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exantlation \Ex`ant*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exantlation.]       Act of drawing out; exhaustion. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excandescence \Ex`can*des"cence\, n. [L. excandescentia.]       1. A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence.             [R.]          2. Violent anger; a growing angry. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excandescent \Ex`can*des"cent\, a. [L. excandescens, p. pr. of       excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) +       candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See       {Candid}.]       White or glowing with heat. [R.] --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excantation \Ex`can*ta"tion\, n. [L. excantare to charm out. See       {Ex[?]}, and {Chant}.]       Disenchantment by a countercharm. [Obs.] --Gayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excentral \Ex*cen"tral\, a. [Pref. ex- + central.] (Bot.)       Out of the center.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excentric \Ex*cen"tric\, Excentrical \Ex*cen"tric*al\, a.       1. Same as {Eccentric}, {Eccentrical}.          2. (Bot.) One-sided; having the normally central portion not             in the true center. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excentric \Ex*cen"tric\, Excentrical \Ex*cen"tric*al\, a.       1. Same as {Eccentric}, {Eccentrical}.          2. (Bot.) One-sided; having the normally central portion not             in the true center. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excentricity \Ex`cen*tric"i*ty\ (Math.)       Same as {Eccentricity}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exenterate \Ex*en"ter*ate\, v. t. [L. exenteratus, p. p. of       exenterare; cf. Gr. [?]; [?] out + [?] intestine.]       To take out the bowels or entrails of; to disembowel; to       eviscerate; as, exenterated fishes. [R.]                   Exenterated rule-mongers and eviscerated logicians.                                                                               --Hare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exenteration \Ex*en`ter*a"tion\, n. [LL. exenteratio.]       Act of exenterating. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhumated \Ex*hu"ma*ted\, a.       Disinterred. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhumation \Ex`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exhumatio, F.       exhumation.]       The act of exhuming that which has been buried; as, the       exhumation of a body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhume \Ex*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhumed}p. pr. & vb. n..       {Exhuming}.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil:       cf. F. exhumer. See {Humble}.]       To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial;       to disinter. --Mantell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscind \Ex*scind"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exscinded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Exscinding}.] [L. exscindere; ex out, from + scindere       to cut.]       To cut off; to separate or expel from union; to extirpate.       --Barrow.                   The second presbytery of Philadelphia was also                exscinded by that Assembly.                     --Am. Cyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscind \Ex*scind"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exscinded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Exscinding}.] [L. exscindere; ex out, from + scindere       to cut.]       To cut off; to separate or expel from union; to extirpate.       --Barrow.                   The second presbytery of Philadelphia was also                exscinded by that Assembly.                     --Am. Cyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscind \Ex*scind"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exscinded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Exscinding}.] [L. exscindere; ex out, from + scindere       to cut.]       To cut off; to separate or expel from union; to extirpate.       --Barrow.                   The second presbytery of Philadelphia was also                exscinded by that Assembly.                     --Am. Cyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exundate \Ex*un"date\, v. i. [L. exundatus, p. p. of exundare to       overflow; ex out + undare. See {Undated} waved.]       To overflow; to inundate. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exundation \Ex`un*da"tion\, n. [L. exundatio.]       An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [R.] --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eye-saint \Eye"-saint`\, n.       An object of interest to the eye; one worshiped with the       eyes. [Obs.]                   That's the eye-saint, I know, Among young gallants.                                                                               --Beau. & Fl.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Escondido, CA (city, FIPS 22804)       Location: 33.13645 N, 117.07127 W       Population (1990): 108635 (42040 housing units)       Area: 92.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92025, 92026, 92027, 92029
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ewa Gentry, HI (CDP, FIPS 7470)       Location: 21.34415 N, 158.03078 W       Population (1990): 1992 (752 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
eye candy /i:' kand`ee/ n.   [from mainstream slang "ear candy"]    A display of some sort that's presented to {luser}s to keep them    distracted while the program performs necessary background tasks.    "Give 'em some eye candy while the back-end {slurp}s that {BLOB}    into core." Reported as mainstream usage among players of    graphics-heavy computer games.   We're also told this term is    mainstream slang for soft pornography, but that sense does not    appear to be live among hackers.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Econet          1. One of the IGC networks.   EcoNet serves individuals and       organisations working for environmental preservation and       sustainability.   Important issues covered include: global       warming, energy policy, rainforest preservation, legislative       activities, water quality, toxics and environmental education.          EcoNet users can send and receive private messages, including       fax and telex, to and from more than 18,000 international       users on the APC networks or to millions on other networks.       EcoNet seeks to build coalitions and partnerships with       activist and non-profit organisations to develop the use of       the electronic communications medium.   EcoNet provides       subsidies and financial incentives to environmental       organisations and committed individuals who foster the       effectiveness of organisations through the use of electronic       networking.   FTP/Telnet: igc.apc.org.          2. A network produced by {Acorn Computers} Ltd. for the {BBC       Microcomputer} and its successors.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ESMTP          Extended {SMTP}.   Initially defined in       {RFC 1869} and extended thereafter.          See also {ETRN}.          (1997-11-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
essential complexity          A measure of the "structuredness" of a program.          (1996-05-13)