| electropositive |
containing a positive electrical charge. [2 definitions] |
| electroscope |
a device used for detecting small amounts of electric charge, usu. by using metal foil to show attraction or repulsion. |
| electroshock |
a treatment for mentally ill persons in which an electric current is passed through the brain; electroshock therapy. |
| electroshock therapy |
in psychiatry, a form of therapy in which electrical currents are passed through the brain. |
| electrostatic |
of, pertaining to, or caused by static electricity. [2 definitions] |
| electrostatics |
the branch of physics dealing with stationary electric charges. |
| electrotherapy |
the treatment of disease by means of electricity. |
| electrotype |
a copy or facsimile made by electroplating a mold, in wax, lead, or plastic, of an original plate, and used esp. in printing. [3 definitions] |
| electrotypy |
the technique and process of making an electrotype. |
| electrum |
a yellow alloy of gold and silver. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| eleemosynary |
of, pertaining to, dependent on, or given as charity; charitable. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, esp. when combined with richness of decoration or design. [3 definitions] |
| elegant |
beautifully and tastefully designed or decorated. [3 definitions] |
| elegiac |
sorrowful or mournful. [2 definitions] |
| elegize |
to commemorate or lament in a poem, song, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, esp. a lament for the dead. |
| element |
a part of any whole. [6 definitions] |
| elemental |
relating to first principles; ultimate; fundamental. [3 definitions] |
| elementary |
of or relating to first principles; irreducible; fundamental. [3 definitions] |
| elementary particle |
one of various subatomic particles, such as electrons, neutrinos, or quarks, from which all matter is made. |