Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z eligible Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something. eligibleness eligibility eligibly In an eligible manner. eliglustat A drug used to treat Gaucher's disease, commonly used as the tartrate salt. Eligon A surname. eligug A type of auk. Elihu A male given name. Elijah An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions. elim A class of angel found in Kabbalah from the Zohar. elimbate Not limbate. elimia A snail from the genus Elimia. eliminability The condition of being eliminable eliminable able to be eliminated. eliminand That which is eliminated, e.g. from a mathematical formula. eliminant A resultant. eliminatable Capable of being eliminated. eliminate To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. eliminatingly In an eliminating manner. elimination The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off. eliminationism Advocacy of, or a policy of, elimination of a certain group of people. eliminationist A proponent of eliminationism. eliminative Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination eliminativism The materialist view that the majority of the mental states assumed by common sense like belief or sensation do not exist. eliminativist Supporting eliminativism, the materialist position which holds that folk psychology presents a false view of the mind eliminativistic Of or pertaining to eliminativism. eliminator One who, or that which, eliminates. eliminatory Tending to eliminate. eliminatrix A woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator. eliminee Someone who is eliminated, especially from a reality show Elina A female given name. Eling A hamlet in Hampstead Norreys parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5275). Elingamite A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia elinguation The removal of the tongue. elinguid tongue-tied, dumb or speechless elinin A lipoprotein fraction of erythrocytes that contains the A and B Rhesus factors Elino A male given name. elinogrel An antiplatelet drug. Elinor A female given name, variant of Eleanor. Elinvar A nickel–iron–chromium alloy notable for having a modulus of elasticity which does not change much with temperature. elinzanetant A drug under development to treat hot flushes and sex hormone disorders. Eliopoulos A surname from Greek. eliopsomo Greek bread with olives in the dough. Eliot An English and Scottish surname, variant of Elliott. Eliotesque Reminiscent of the style of Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965), American-born poet, playwright, and literary critic. Eliotian Of or pertaining to George Eliot (1819–1880), English novelist. Eliotic Synonym of Eliotian (“of the poet T. S. Eliot”). Eliott A male given name, variant of Elliott. Eliphalet A male given name. eliprodil A drug that acts as an NMDA antagonist. elipsocid Any barklouse in the family Elipsocidae. eliquate To liquate; to smelt. eliquation liquation. Elis An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece. Elisa A female given name from French. Elisabeth The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures Elisabetha A female given name from Latin, variant of Elizabeth. Elisabethpol Former name of Ganja. Elisabethville Former name of Lubumbashi (“city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”). Elise A female given name from Hebrew. Elisha A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah. Elishah The eldest son of Javan and brother of Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. Elisheba A female given name from Hebrew. Elisheva A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Elisheba. elisidepsin A particular kahalalide of marine origin. elision The deliberate omission of something. Elisjsha A male given name from Hebrew. elison A surname. elisor A person appointed by a court for certain acts, such as to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified. elispot enzyme-linked immunospot assay Elissa Dido, queen of Carthage. Elista The capital city of Kalmykia, Russia. elistic Containing reference to the Semitic god ʔil. elitarian One who believes that a society or community should be ruled by an elite. elitarianism elitarian beliefs generally elite Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. elitedom The realm or sphere of the elite. elitely In an elite manner. eliteness The quality of being elite. eliticide The targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution. elitism The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite. elitist Of or relating to elitism. elitistly In an elitist manner. elitocracy Rule by an elite. elix To draw out or extract. elixate To boil; to seethe. elixation Boiling, stewing. elixir A liquid which converts lead to gold. elixiric Of or relating to an elixir. elixirist Someone who makes or advocates using elixirs for the curing of ills. elixirlike Resembling or characteristic of an elixir. Eliza A female given name from Hebrew, popular in the 19th century. Elizabeth A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century. Elizabetha A female given name from Latin, variant of Elizabeth. Elizabethan Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603. Elizabethanism A word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to the literature of England in the Elizabethan period. elizabethanize To make more Elizabethan. Elizabethanly In an Elizabethan manner. Elizabethanness The fact or quality of being Elizabethan. Elizabethian Synonym of Elizabethan (“pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603”). Elizabethiana Elizabethan items. Elizabethton A city, the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethtown A ghost town and former gold rush town in Plumas County, California. Elizah A female given name from Hebrew Elizalde A surname. Elizardo A surname from Spanish. Elizarraras A surname. Elizarraraz A surname. elizate A Basque country local government. Elizavet A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизавет (Jelizavet). Elizaveta A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизаветa (Jelizaveta). Elizaville An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clinton Township, Boone County, Indiana. Elizondo A surname. Eljane A female given name, of chiefly Philippine usage. Eljas A city and municipality of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. elk Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia. Elkader A city, the county seat of Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Elkanah Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel. elkburger A hamburger made with elk meat. Elkdom The realm or sphere of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order. elke The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). elkerite A subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens. Elkesley A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6875). Elkhart A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. Elkhatib A surname from Arabic. elkhorn The horn of an elk. elkhound Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose). Elkhoury A surname from Arabic. Elkin A surname. Elkind A surname. Elkington A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes the settlements of North Elkington and South Elkington. Elkins A surname. elkinstantonite A mineral with chemical formula Fe₄(PO₄)₂O. elklike Resembling or characteristic of an elk. Elko A city, the county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. Elkoshite A member of a minor biblical tribe mentioned in Nahum 1:1. elks The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks elkskin The skin of an elk, or leather made from it. elkslip A North American flowering plant of species Caltha leptosepala. Elkton An unincorporated community in Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada. elkweed Any of various American fraseras. elkwood The soft, spongy wood of Magnolia grandiflora or related species. ell A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm. Ella A female given name. ellachick The freshwater turtle Emys marmorata. Ellada Greece. ellagic Of or pertaining to gallnuts. ellagitannin Any of a group of tannins, related to ellagic acid, that have potential as anticancer drugs Ellaidhoo A resort island of Alifu Alifu, Maldives. Ellalong A town in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Ellams A surname.