| ethnic group |
a group of people who share a distinctive culture, language, or religion, or who are of the same race or national heritage. |
| ethnicity |
the condition of being a member of an ethnic group or sharing its traits. |
| ethno- |
cultural group; people. |
| ethnobotanist |
a person engaged in the study of ethnobotany. |
| ethnobotany |
a branch of anthropology concerned with the cultural relationship between a people and their traditional use and management of plants. |
| ethnocentric |
marked by or tending toward viewing other races or cultural groups in terms of the standards of one's own race or group. [2 definitions] |
| ethnocentrism |
the strong tendency to view other races or cultural groups in terms of the standards of one's own race or group. [2 definitions] |
| ethnographic |
of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that deals with the description of specific cultures. |
| ethnography |
the branch of anthropology that deals with the description of specific cultures. |
| ethnology |
a branch of anthropology concerned with the origins and development of various cultures. |
| ethnomusicology |
the study of the music of one or more ethnic groups, esp. as a reflection of cultural values or differences. |
| ethology |
the scientific study of the behavior of animals. |
| ethos |
the basic underlying attitudes and beliefs of a group, movement, or culture, which give it its character. |
| ethyl |
in chemistry, containing the monovalent hydrocarbon radical. [3 definitions] |
| ethyl acetate |
a colorless flammable volatile liquid made from ethyl alcohol and acetic acid that has a fruity aroma and is used in the making of perfumes and other products and as a solvent. |
| ethyl alcohol |
a colorless, quickly evaporating, flammable liquid, used in medicine and industry, and occurring in intoxicating beverages; alcohol. |
| ethyl chloride |
a gas that becomes a volatile flammable liquid under pressure, made from ethyl alcohol and hydrogen chloride and used as a solvent and local anesthetic and in the making of tetraethyl lead. |
| ethylene |
a colorless, flammable organic gas used in coloring citrus fruit, making organic synthetics, and anesthesia. |
| ethylene glycol |
a colorless sticky liquid, used esp. as an antifreeze. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, esp. through deprivation of normal development. [3 definitions] |
| etiology |
the cause of a disease or physical disorder. [3 definitions] |