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   Edecrin
         n 1: diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn:
               {ethacrynic acid}, {Edecrin}]

English Dictionary: Edgar Douglas Adrian by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar
n
  1. the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Albert Guest
n
  1. United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
    Synonym(s): Guest, Edgar Guest, Edgar Albert Guest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Allan Poe
n
  1. United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: Poe, Edgar Allan Poe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Degas
n
  1. French impressionist painter (1834-1917) [syn: Degas, Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Douglas Adrian
n
  1. English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
    Synonym(s): Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Guest
n
  1. United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
    Synonym(s): Guest, Edgar Guest, Edgar Albert Guest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Lee Masters
n
  1. United States poet (1869-1950) [syn: Masters, {Edgar Lee Masters}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Rice Burroughs
n
  1. United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)
    Synonym(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Varese
n
  1. United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965)
    Synonym(s): Varese, Edgar Varese
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgar Wallace
n
  1. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn: Wallace, Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgard Lawrence Doctorow
n
  1. United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: Doctorow, {E. L. Doctorow}, Edgard Lawrence Doctorow]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edger
n
  1. a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
  2. garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
n
  1. a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
    Synonym(s): Kuiper belt, Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etagere
n
  1. a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etcher
n
  1. someone who etches
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethacrynic acid
n
  1. diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn: ethacrynic acid, Edecrin]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eddy current \Ed"dy cur"rent\ (Elec.)
      An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass
      of metal; -- called also {Foucault current}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.
      ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]
      point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},
      {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]
      1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
            the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
            figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
            deeply, etc.
  
                     He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
                                                                              ii. 12.
  
                     Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
            verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
  
                     Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.
  
                     In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of
                     battle.                                             --Milton.
  
                     Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;
            intenseness of desire.
  
                     The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
                     Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
                     have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
                     fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.
  
      4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
            beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
            [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
            corner.
  
      {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
            around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
            for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.
           
  
      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
            two curves meeting in an angle.
  
      {Edge plane}.
            (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
            (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
  
      {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
            cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
            is employed.
  
      {Edge rail}. (Railroad)
            (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
                  than width.
            (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.
  
      {Edge stone}, a curbstone.
  
      {Edge tool}.
            (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for
                  cutting.
            (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
                  tool.
  
      {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
  
      {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling
            sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact
            with them. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.
      ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]
      point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},
      {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]
      1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
            the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
            figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
            deeply, etc.
  
                     He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
                                                                              ii. 12.
  
                     Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
            verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
  
                     Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.
  
                     In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of
                     battle.                                             --Milton.
  
                     Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;
            intenseness of desire.
  
                     The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
                     Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
                     have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
                     fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.
  
      4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
            beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
            [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
            corner.
  
      {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
            around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
            for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.
           
  
      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
            two curves meeting in an angle.
  
      {Edge plane}.
            (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
            (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
  
      {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
            cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
            is employed.
  
      {Edge rail}. (Railroad)
            (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
                  than width.
            (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.
  
      {Edge stone}, a curbstone.
  
      {Edge tool}.
            (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for
                  cutting.
            (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
                  tool.
  
      {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
  
      {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling
            sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact
            with them. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eidograph \Ei"do*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] form + graph.]
      An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different
      scale; a form of the pantograph.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etcher \Etch"er\, n.
      One who etches.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euthiochroic \Eu`thi*o*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] well + [?] sulphur
      + [?] color.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called.
  
      {Euthiochroic acid} (Chem.), a complex derivative of
            hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called
            because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored
            (yellow) salts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euthiochroic \Eu`thi*o*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] well + [?] sulphur
      + [?] color.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called.
  
      {Euthiochroic acid} (Chem.), a complex derivative of
            hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called
            because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored
            (yellow) salts.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgar, NE (city, FIPS 14450)
      Location: 40.36839 N, 97.97048 W
      Population (1990): 600 (300 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68935
   Edgar, WI (village, FIPS 22550)
      Location: 44.92280 N, 89.96304 W
      Population (1990): 1318 (500 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgar County, IL (county, FIPS 45)
      Location: 39.67897 N, 87.74717 W
      Population (1990): 19595 (8733 housing units)
      Area: 1615.1 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgar Springs, MO (city, FIPS 21214)
      Location: 37.70171 N, 91.86583 W
      Population (1990): 215 (98 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65462

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgard, LA (CDP, FIPS 22815)
      Location: 30.02506 N, 90.55675 W
      Population (1990): 2753 (889 housing units)
      Area: 56.3 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70049

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgartown, MA
      Zip code(s): 02539

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgerton, KS (city, FIPS 19825)
      Location: 38.76313 N, 95.01276 W
      Population (1990): 1244 (416 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66021
   Edgerton, MN (city, FIPS 18152)
      Location: 43.87420 N, 96.13056 W
      Population (1990): 1106 (460 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56128
   Edgerton, MO (city, FIPS 21250)
      Location: 39.50501 N, 94.63065 W
      Population (1990): 565 (202 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64444
   Edgerton, OH (village, FIPS 24486)
      Location: 41.44672 N, 84.74984 W
      Population (1990): 1896 (725 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43517
   Edgerton, WI (city, FIPS 22575)
      Location: 42.83784 N, 89.07256 W
      Population (1990): 4254 (1792 housing units)
      Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 53534
   Edgerton, WY (town, FIPS 23155)
      Location: 43.41448 N, 106.24724 W
      Population (1990): 247 (151 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgeworth, PA (borough, FIPS 22576)
      Location: 40.55433 N, 80.19220 W
      Population (1990): 1670 (645 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
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