| economics |
(used with a sing. verb) the systematic study of the production and distribution of goods and services. [2 definitions] |
| economist |
a person who has expertise in the study of economics. |
| economize |
to practice thrift; avoid wasteful expenditure; be economical. [2 definitions] |
| economy |
the careful management of wealth, resources, and means of production. [5 definitions] |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things that interact with each other for their survival, together with their surrounding environment. |
| ecotourism |
recreational travel to areas of natural or ecological interest carried out in a manner that respects the visited environment. |
| ecru |
a pale yellowish or grayish tan color. |
| ecstasy |
an emotional state of intense pleasure or joy. [2 definitions] |
| ecstatic |
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured. [2 definitions] |
| ecto- |
outside; outer. |
| ectoderm |
an animal embryo's outermost layer of cells, from which the skin, nervous system, and sense organs develop. |
| ectomorphic |
of a slender, lightly muscled body structure. (Cf. endomorphic, mesomorphic.) |
| -ectomy |
removal by surgery; excision. |
| ectopic |
out of the normal place, as an organ of the body or a pregnancy. |
| ectopic pregnancy |
a pregnancy in which a fertilized ovum begins developing outside the uterus, as in a fallopian tube. |
| ectoplasm |
the outer part of the material surrounding the nucleus of a cell. (Cf. endoplasm.) |
| ectoplasmic |
pertaining to or associated with the ectoplasm. |
| Ecuador |
a South American country on the Pacific coast between Colombia and Peru. |
| ecumenical |
of or relating to unity, or efforts to achieve unity, among all the Christian religions. [2 definitions] |
| ecumenicism |
see "ecumenism." |
| ecumenism |
a movement to unify Christianity. |