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   elating
         adj 1: making lively and joyful [syn: {elating}, {exhilarating}]

English Dictionary: elation by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elation
n
  1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
    Antonym(s): depression
  2. a feeling of joy and pride
    Synonym(s): elation, high spirits, lightness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eli Whitney
n
  1. United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
    Synonym(s): Whitney, Eli Whitney
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elihu Thomson
n
  1. United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
    Synonym(s): Thomson, Elihu Thomson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eluding
n
  1. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: slip, elusion, eluding]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elution
n
  1. the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye-lotion
n
  1. lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
    Synonym(s): eye-lotion, eyewash, collyrium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
      zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[cced]afr[atil]o; all fr. Ar. &
      Per. za' far[be]n.]
      1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})
            having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
            {Crocus}.
  
      2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
            the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in
            cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
            varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
  
      3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
            of the {Crocus sativus}.
  
      {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.
           
  
      {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
            autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.
  
      {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
            tree ({El[91]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.
  
      {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
            the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elaidin \E*la"i*din\, n. [Cf. F. [82]la[8b]dine.] (Chem.)
      A solid isomeric modification of olein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elate \E*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Elating}.]
      1. To raise; to exalt. [R.]
  
                     By the potent sun elated high.            --Thomson.
  
      2. To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or
            exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up;
            to make proud.
  
                     Foolishly elated by spiritual pride.   --Warburton.
  
                     You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of
                     your enemies.                                    --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elation \E*la"tion\, n. [L. elatio. See {Elate}.]
      A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of
      prosperity. [bd]Felt the elation of triumph.[b8] --Sir W.
      Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elding \El"ding\, n. [Icel. elding, fr. elda to kindle, eldr
      fire; akin to AS. [91]ld fire, [91]lan to burn.]
      Fuel. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Poulp \Poulp\, Poulpe \Poulpe\, n. [F. poulpe, fr. L. polypus.
      See {Polyp}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Octopus}.
  
      {Musk poulp} (Zo[94]l.), a Mediterranean octopod ({Eledone
            moschata}) which emits a strong odor of musk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eleidin \E*le"i*din\, n. (Biol.)
      Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules
      within the protoplasm of living cells.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elide \E*lide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Eliding}.] [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to
      hurt by striking: cf. F. [82]lider. See {Lesion}.]
      1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the
            force of an argument. [Obs.] --Hooker.
  
      2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the
            final one; to subject to elision.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elodian \E*lo"di*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc.,
      in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
      [82]luder. See {Ludicrous}.]
      To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
      escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
      escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
      detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
      of an argument or a blow.
  
               Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain, Then, hid in
               shades, eludes he eager swain.               --Pope.
  
               The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
               gradual process of which the stages elude close
               definition.                                             --Tylor.
  
      Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
               baffle; frustrate; foil.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eldon, IA (city, FIPS 24420)
      Location: 40.91771 N, 92.21818 W
      Population (1990): 1070 (488 housing units)
      Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52554
   Eldon, MO (city, FIPS 21484)
      Location: 38.35091 N, 92.57641 W
      Population (1990): 4419 (2119 housing units)
      Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65026

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Elton, LA (town, FIPS 23620)
      Location: 30.48158 N, 92.69706 W
      Population (1990): 1277 (531 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70532
   Elton, WI
      Zip code(s): 54430
   Elton, WV
      Zip code(s): 25965

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Elwood-Magnolia, NJ (CDP, FIPS 21435)
      Location: 39.57281 N, 74.71852 W
      Population (1990): 1487 (469 housing units)
      Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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