| environmentalism |
the movement to protect or restore the natural environment, or the advocacy for major efforts to be made to achieve this goal. |
| environmentalist |
someone who works to protect the natural environment. |
| environmental law |
the body of laws concerned with protecting the environment from damage caused by human activity, as well as with preserving natural resources and enabling sustainable development. |
| environmentally-conscious |
marked by or showing concern for the health of the natural environment. |
| environmentally-friendly |
of or pertaining to a product or process that causes minimal harm to the environment. |
| environmentally-responsible |
of or pertaining to actions that cause minimal harm to the environment. [2 definitions] |
| environs |
surrounding areas, esp. the outlying districts of a city. |
| envisage |
to imagine; foresee. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| envoi |
the final stanza of some poems, such as ballades, which summarizes or dedicates the poem. |
| envoy |
an agent or messenger, esp. a diplomat. |
| envy |
the desire for someone else's possessions, advantages, or qualities, or the feeling of resentment or unhappiness that accompanies this feeling. [4 definitions] |
| enwrap |
to surround completely; enclose; envelop. [2 definitions] |
| enwreathe |
to surround or encompass with or as if with a wreath. |
| enzymatic |
of, relating to, or produced by an enzyme. |
| enzyme |
any of a large number of proteins that act as catalysts for chemical reactions within living things. |
| enzymology |
the scientific study of enzymes, their properties, and their functions. |
| eo- |
primeval; early. |
| Eocene |
of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch between the Paleocene and Oligocene of the Tertiary Period, from approximately 54 million to 38 million years ago, when modern mammals became dominant. [2 definitions] |
| EOE |
abbreviation of "equal opportunity employer." |
| eolian |
of sand or rock matter, carried, produced, or formed by the wind. |