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   etherify
         v 1: change into an ether; "etherify an alcohol"

English Dictionary: Euterpe by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Etropus
n
  1. a genus of Bothidae
    Synonym(s): Etropus, genus Etropus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Etropus rimosus
n
  1. flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico
    Synonym(s): grey flounder, gray flounder, Etropus rimosus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Euterpe
n
  1. a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
    Synonym(s): Euterpe, genus Euterpe
  2. (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Euterpe oleracea
n
  1. Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young
    Synonym(s): cabbage palm, Euterpe oleracea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eutrophic
adj
  1. (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eutrophication
n
  1. excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life; "he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye dropper
n
  1. pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time; "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes"
    Synonym(s): dropper, eye dropper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye-drop
n
  1. a drop from an eye dropper
    Synonym(s): eyedrop, eye-drop
  2. a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
    Synonym(s): eyedrop, eye-drop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eyedrop
n
  1. a drop from an eye dropper
    Synonym(s): eyedrop, eye-drop
  2. a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
    Synonym(s): eyedrop, eye-drop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\
      1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}.
  
      2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga},
            which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees
            {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Edriophthalma \[d8]Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
      [?] steadfast + [?] the eye.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks;
      the Arthrostraca. [Written also {Edriophthalmata}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edriophthalmous \Ed`ri*oph*thal"mous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Pertaining to the Edriophthalma.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etherification \E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Chem.)
      The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process
      by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into
      ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl
      sulphuric, acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etheriform \E*ther"i*form\, a. [Ether + form.]
      Having the form of ether.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etter pike \Et"ter pike`\, n. [Cf. {Atter}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The stingfish, or lesser weever ({Tranchinus vipera}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euterpe \Eu*ter"pe\ [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] delightful; [?]
      well + [?] to delight.]
      1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music.
  
      2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant
            trees.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euterpean \Eu*ter"pe*an\a.
      Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eutrophy \Eu"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] nourishing, healthy;
      [?] well + [?] to nourish.] (Med.)
      Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive
      functions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eyedrop \Eye"drop"\, n.
      A tear. [Poetic] --Shak.
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