| eraser |
an object, usu. made of rubber or felt, that is used to erase writing or marks. |
| erasion |
a medical procedure in which diseased tissue, esp. bone, is scraped away. [2 definitions] |
| erasure |
the act or result of erasing. |
| erbium |
a rare-earth metal chemical element of the lanthanide series that has sixty-eight protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Er) |
| ere |
in literary use, before. |
| erect |
upright in posture or position. [7 definitions] |
| erectable |
combined form of erect. |
| erectile |
capable of assuming an upright position. [2 definitions] |
| erection |
the act of erecting or state of being erected. [3 definitions] |
| eremite |
a recluse, esp. one who retreats for religious meditation; hermit. |
| erepsin |
an enzyme mixture in the small intestines that contributes to the breakdown of proteins into amino acids. |
| erg1 |
a unit of energy equal to the work done by one dyne moving through a distance of one centimeter, or to 10-7 joule. |
| erg2 |
a vast area covered with sand dunes; desert. |
| ergo |
as a consequence; therefore. |
| ergocalciferol |
a sterol that can be converted into vitamin D and added to foods. |
| ergonomics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of how to adapt machines or work space to human needs. |
| ergosterol |
a sterol derived from yeast which produces vitamin D2, used to prevent or cure certain diseases such as rickets. |
| ergot |
a fungal disease that infects the flowering stems of cereal plants and replaces the grains with hard, dark, fungal bodies. [3 definitions] |
| ergotism |
a severe poisoning caused by overdose of ergot compounds or by eating grain foods that are infested with ergot. |
| Eric Blair |
see "George Orwell." |
| Erick Honecker |
leader of Communist East Germany from 1971 to 1989 (b.1912--d.1994) |