Ecstatically (adv.) Rapturously; ravishingly.
Ect- () Alt. of Ecto-
Ecto- () A combining form signifying without, outside, external.
Ectad (adv.) Toward the outside or surface; -- opposed to entad.
Ectal (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.
Ectasia (n.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.
Ectasis (n.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Ectental (a.) Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the "ectental line" or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum.
Ecteron (n.) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.
Ectethmoid (a.) External to the ethmoid; prefrontal.
Ecthlipsis (n.) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
Ecthlipsis (n.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Ecthorea (pl. ) of Ecthoreum
Ecthoreum (n.) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell.
Ecthymata (pl. ) of Ecthyma
Ecthyma (n.) A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules, upon an indurated and inflamed base.
Ecto- () See Ect-.
Ectoblast (n.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.
Ectoblast (n.) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.
Ectobronchia (pl. ) of Ectobronchium
Ectobronchium (n.) One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
Ectocuneriform (n.) Alt. of Ectocuniform
Ectocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
Ectocyst (n.) The outside covering of the Bryozoa.
Ectoderm (n.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.
Ectoderm (n.) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
Ectodermal (a.) Alt. of Ectodermic
Ectodermic (a.) Of or relating to the ectoderm.
Ectolecithal (a.) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.
Ectomere (n.) The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
Ectoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.
Ectopia (n.) A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.
Ectopic (a.) Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.
Ectoplasm (n.) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.
Ectoplasm (n.) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.
Ectoplasm (n.) The ectosarc of protozoan.
Ectoplastic (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm.
Ectoprocta (n. pl.) An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.
Ectopy (n.) Same as Ectopia.
Ectorganism (n.) An external parasitic organism.
Ectosarc (n.) The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the amoeba; ectoplasm; exoplasm.
Ectosteal (a.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification.
Ectostosis (n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
Ectozoic (a.) See Epizoic.
Ectozoa (pl. ) of Ectozoon
Ectozoon (n.) See Epizoon.
Ectropion (n.) An unnatural eversion of the eyelids.
Ectropium (n.) Same as Ectropion.
Ectrotic (a.) Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.
Ectypal (a.) Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.
Ectype (n.) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence:
Ectype (n.) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).
Ectype (n.) A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed.
Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
Ecumenic (a.) Alt. of Ecumenical
Ecumenical (a.) General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
Ecurie (n.) A stable.
Eczema (n.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Eczematous (a.) Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.
-ed () The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns; as, pigmented; talented.
Edacious (a.) Given to eating; voracious; devouring.
Edacity (n.) Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity.
Eddas (pl. ) of Edda
Edda (n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.
Eddaic (a.) Alt. of Eddic
Eddic (a.) Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas.
Edder (n.) An adder or serpent.
Edder (n.) Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together.
Edder (v. t.) To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge.
Eddish (n.) Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish.
Eddoes (n. pl.) The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See Taro.
Eddies (pl. ) of Eddy
Eddy (n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
Eddy (n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
Eddied (imp. & p. p.) of Eddy
Eddying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eddy
Eddy (v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
Eddy (v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.
Edelweiss (n.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
Edema (n.) Same as oedema.
Edematous (a.) Alt. of Edematose
Edematose (a.) Same as oedematous.
Eden (n.) The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.
Edenic (a.) Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic.
Edenite (n.) A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole.
Edenized (a.) Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness.
Edental (a.) See Edentate, a.
Edental (n.) One of the Edentata.
Edentalous (a.) See Edentate, a.
Edentata (n. pl.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.
Edentate (a.) Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.
Edentate (a.) Belonging to the Edentata.
Edentate (n.) One of the Edentata.
Edentated (a.) Same as Edentate, a.
Edentation (n.) A depriving of teeth.
Edentulous (a.) Toothless.
Edge (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
Edge (v. t.) Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
Edge (v. t.) Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
Edge (v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.