| erythrocyte |
one of the disk-shaped red blood cells that carry hemoglobin and give blood its color. |
| erythromycin |
an antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium, used in the treatment of various diseases caused by bacteria. |
| -es1 |
used to form the third person sing. present tense of verbs that end in "s," "z," "ch," "sh," "x," or "y" that changes to "i". |
| -es2 |
used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in "s," "x," "z," "ch," "sh," or "y" that changes to "i". |
| Es |
symbol of the chemical element einsteinium. |
| Esau |
according to the Old Testament, the firstborn son of Isaac and Rebecca who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob. |
| escadrille |
a unit of military airplanes with men and equipment, as in France during World War I. |
| escalade |
the act of climbing a fortified wall by ladder. [2 definitions] |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. [2 definitions] |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| escalator |
a moving stairway that operates on a belt mechanism to carry people between floors, as of a department store, airport, or train station. |
| escalator clause |
a clause in a contract that provides for adjustment in prices, wages, and the like, based on changes in production costs, the cost of living, or the like. |
| escallop |
to bake (cut or sliced food) in sauce, often with a breadcrumb topping, and sometimes in scallop shells. [2 definitions] |
| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usu. mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| escape |
to free oneself from physical confinement. [11 definitions] |
| escapee |
someone who has escaped, esp. from a prison or mental institution. |
| escape mechanism |
a psychological strategy that a person uses to evade something disagreeable. |
| escapement |
the part of a mechanical watch or clock that controls the mechanism by the movement of a toothed wheel. [2 definitions] |
| escape velocity |
the minimum speed by which an object can become free from the field of gravity of a planet, star, or the like. |
| escapism |
the tendency to escape from or avoid reality by absorbing oneself in fantasies or other entertainment. |
| escarole |
a variety of endive having broad, frilled leaves, used in salads. |