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more info E, n.
the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
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the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
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due east more info
east more info
eastward more info
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hypernym
cardinal compass point
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
<noun.substance>

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atomic number 99 more info
einsteinium more info
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metal, metallic element
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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tocopherol more info
vitamin E more info
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hyponym
alpha-tocopheral
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antioxidant fat-soluble vitamin
more info E layer, n.
a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
<noun.location>

E layer more info
E region more info
Heaviside layer more info
Kennelly-Heaviside layer more info
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region, part
part holonym
ionosphere
more info E region, n.
a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
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E layer more info
E region more info
Heaviside layer more info
Kennelly-Heaviside layer more info
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instance hypernym
region, part
part holonym
ionosphere
more info E-LASIK, n.
a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
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E-LASIK more info
LASEK more info
laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis more info
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hypernym
eye operation, eye surgery
more info E-Mycin, n.
an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
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E-Mycin more info
Erythrocin more info
Ethril more info
Ilosone more info
Pediamycin more info
erythromycin more info
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domain of synset (usage)
trade name
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domain of synset (usage)
trade name
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domain of synset (usage)
trade name
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domain of synset (usage)
trade name
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domain of synset (usage)
trade name
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hypernym
antibiotic, antibiotic drug
more info E-bomb, n.
a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings
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E-bomb more info
microwave bomb more info
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hypernym
bomb
more info E. A. von Willebrand, n.
Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)
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E. A. von Willebrand more info
Erik Adolf von Willebrand more info
Erik von Willebrand more info
Willebrand more info
von Willebrand more info
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instance hypernym
doctor, physician, doc, MD, Dr., medico
more info E. B. White, n.
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
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E. B. White more info
Elwyn Brooks White more info
White more info
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instance hypernym
author, writer
more info E. G. Marshall, n.
United States actor (1914-1998)
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E. G. Marshall more info
Marshall more info
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instance hypernym
actor, player, histrion, thespian, role player
more info E. H. Harriman, n.
United States railway tycoon (1848-1909)
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E. H. Harriman more info
Edward Henry Harriman more info
Harriman more info
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businessman, man of affairs
more info E. H. Weber, n.
German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
<noun.person>

E. H. Weber more info
Ernst Heinrich Weber more info
Weber more info
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instance hypernym
physiologist
more info E. L. Doctorow, n.
United States novelist (born in 1931)
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Doctorow more info
E. L. Doctorow more info
Edgard Lawrence Doctorow more info
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instance hypernym
author, writer
more info E. O. Lawrence, n.
United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
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E. O. Lawrence more info
Ernest Orlando Lawrence more info
Lawrence more info
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instance hypernym
nuclear physicist
more info E. O. Wilson, n.
United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
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E. O. Wilson more info
Edward Osborne Wilson more info
Wilson more info
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instance hypernym
entomologist, bugologist, bug-hunter
more info E. T. A. Hoffmann, n.
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
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E. T. A. Hoffmann more info
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann more info
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann more info
Hoffmann more info
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instance hypernym
author, writer
more info E. T. S. Walton, n.
Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)
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E. T. S. Walton more info
Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton more info
Ernest Walton more info
Walton more info
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instance hypernym
nuclear physicist
more info E. W. Morley, n.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
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E. W. Morley more info
Edward Morley more info
Edward Williams Morley more info
Morley more info
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chemist
more info E. coli, n.
a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety
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E. coli more info
Escherichia coli more info
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hypernym
escherichia
more info E.P.A., n.
an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
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E.P.A. more info
EPA more info
Environmental Protection Agency more info
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hypernym
independent agency
more info E.S.P., n.
apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
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ESP more info
clairvoyance more info
extrasensory perception more info
second sight more info
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derivationally related form
clairvoyant clairvoyant
more info EAS, n.
a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events
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EAS more info
Emergency Alert System more info
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alert, alerting
more info EB, n.
a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
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EiB more info
exabyte more info
exbibyte more info
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hypernym
computer memory unit
part meronym
petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB
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zettabyte, zebibyte, ZB, ZiB
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
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EB more info
exabyte more info
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hypernym
computer memory unit
part meronym
petabyte, PB
part holonym
zettabyte, ZB
more info EBITDA, n.
income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
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EBITDA more info
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization more info
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income
more info EBV, n.
the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
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EBV more info
Epstein-Barr virus more info
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hypernym
herpes, herpes virus
more info EC, n.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Common Market more info
EC more info
EEC more info
EU more info
Europe more info
European Community more info
European Economic Community more info
European Union more info

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"he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
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derivationally related form
European
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hypernym
world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
member meronym
Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas Italy, Italian Republic, Italia Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire France, French Republic Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg Portugal, Portuguese Republic Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
more info ECC, n.
(telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
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ECC more info
error correction code more info
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domain of synset (topic)
telecommunication
hypernym
code, computer code
hyponym
cyclic redundancy check
more info ECCM, n.
electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare
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ECCM more info
electronic counter-countermeasures more info
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hypernym
electronic warfare, EW
more info ECF, n.
liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
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ECF more info
extracellular fluid more info

sample sentences

"the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"
more info ECG, n.
a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
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ECG more info
EKG more info
cardiogram more info
electrocardiogram more info
more info ECM, n.
electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
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ECM more info
electronic countermeasures more info