Eresh-kigal
         n 1: goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: {Ereshkigal},
               {Eresh-kigal}, {Ereshkigel}]

English Dictionary: ergocalciferol	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ereshkigal n goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: Ereshkigal, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ereshkigel n goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: Ereshkigal, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ergocalciferol n a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ergosterol n a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erica carnea n dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers Synonym(s): winter heath, spring heath, Erica carnea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erica cinerea n common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: bell heather, heather bell, fine-leaved heath, Erica cinerea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erica Jong n United States writer (born in 1942) [syn: Jong, {Erica Jong}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ericaceae n heathers [syn: Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, {heath family}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erik Axel Karlfeldt n Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931) Synonym(s): Karlfeldt, Erik Axel Karlfeldt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erik Weisz n United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926) Synonym(s): Houdini, Harry Houdini, Erik Weisz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eruca sativa n erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender Synonym(s): rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cough \Cough\, n. [Cg. D. kuch. See {Cough}, v. i. ]       1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the             chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the             reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.          2. The more or less frequent repetition of coughing,             constituting a symptom of disease.          {Stomach cough}, {Ear cough}, cough due to irritation in the             stomach or ear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Earcockle \Ear"coc`kle\, n. (Bot.)       A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted       grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ergograph \Er"go*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] work + -graph.]       An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a       single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc. --       {Er`go*graph"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ergograph \Er"go*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] work + -graph.]       An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a       single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc. --       {Er`go*graph"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ericaceous \Er`i*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that       family; consisting of heats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ericius \E*ri"ci*us\, n. [L., a hedgehog.]       The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip[omac]d, which in       the [bd]Authorized Version[b8] is translated bittern, and in       the Revised Version, porcupine.                   I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius                and pools of waters.                              --Is. xiv. 23                                                                               (Douay                                                                               version).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It       ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)       (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in             Europe as a salad.       (b) Damewort.       (c) Rocket larkspur. See below.          {Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}.          {Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers             in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}).          {Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants             ({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the             seashore of Europe and America.          {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow             flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erucic \E*ru"cic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous       Mediterranean herbs ({Eruca} or {Brassica}); as, erucic acid,       a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil,       mustard oil, etc.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eureka County, NV (county, FIPS 11)       Location: 39.97880 N, 116.26981 W       Population (1990): 1547 (817 housing units)       Area: 10815.8 sq km (land), 11.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eureka Springs, AR (city, FIPS 22240)       Location: 36.39921 N, 93.73738 W       Population (1990): 1900 (1037 housing units)       Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72632
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ERGO-Shell          An ergonomic {X Window System} {Unix}       {shell} for software engineers by Regine Freitag       .   ERGO-Shell is now obsolete.          Version: 2.1.          {(ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/ergo/)}.          E-mail: Dr. Wolfgang Dzida, GMD or the author.          (2000-12-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Eureka step          In {program transformation}, a transformation which is not       obvious or easy to define as an {algorithm}.          (1994-12-08)