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 emboldenment The process or occasion of emboldening. embole An operation for the reduction of a dislocation. embolectomy Surgical removal of an embolus to relieve an embolism. embolic Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism. emboliform Plug-shaped. emboligenic That causes (or is caused by) embolism embolism An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream. embolismic Relating to embolism or intercalation. embolite A mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite. embolium A narrow piece separating the costa and corium in certain insects of the suborder Heteroptera. embolization A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli. embolize To perform an embolization. embolomere Any member of the Embolomeri, a suborder in the clade Reptiliomorpha, consisting of long aquatic fish-eating creatures. embolomycotic Relating to emboli and mycosis. embolon A blood clot or swelling, particularly one that blocks an artery; an embolus. embolophrasia Synonym of embolalia. embolos An arcade or porticoed street in Constantinople. embolotherapy The deliberate blocking of a blood vessel for therapeutic effect. embolster To prop up or support, as with a bolster; shore up embolus An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel. emboly embolic invagination embonate pamoate embondage To bring into bondage; to enslave. embonpoint Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous. emborder To furnish or adorn with a border. embordured Furnished with a bordure (now especially if of the same tincture as the field). embosk to hide or conceal in leaves embosom To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure. emboss To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings. embossable Capable of being embossed. embossed With raised letters or images on the surface. embosser A person who or a thing which embosses embossing A raised design or symbol that has been embossed. embossman An embossograph operator. embossment The result of embossing; something that has been embossed. embossograph A machine for printing embossed signs. embottle To bottle; to place in a bottle. embouchement The opening of a blood vessel into another one embouchure The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument. embound To bound or enclose. embourgeoise To make bourgeois; to gentrify. embourgeoisement The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent. embow To bend like a bow; to curve. embowed Bent, curved or arched like a bow. embowel To remove the bowels; disembowel. emboweling An act of disembowelment. embowelling An act of disembowelment. embowelment disembowelment embower To enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage. embowerment The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess). embowl To form like a bowl embowment A bent or curved section. embox To enclose in a box, or as if in a box. embrace To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. embraceability The quality or state of being embraceable. embraceable Able or suitable to be embraced embraceably In an embraceable manner. embracement An act of encircling another with one's arms and pulling them to one's chest, a hug. embraceor A person guilty of embracery. embracer A person who embraces. embracery An attempt to bribe or illegally influence a jury or a member of a jury to one side or the other. embracing The act by which something is embraced (in various senses). embracingly in an embracing manner embracingness The state of being comprehensive or acceptive. embracive Disposed to embrace, or fond of caressing. Embraer A Brazilian aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft. embraid To braid up, to plait. embrained experienced via the brain qua organ embramine A particular histamine antagonist. embranchment A branching off embrangle To embroil. embranglement embroilment, entanglement; the state of being or getting embrangled embrasure Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired. embrasured Having embrasures. embrave To inspire with bravery. embrawn To make (someone or something) brawny. embread To convert into bread. embreaded braided embreathe To breathe into; to inspire with. embreathement inspiration (the act of breathing in) embrechite A type of migmatite where the crystal structures of the rock before metamorphism are partially preserved. Embree A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Embreigh A female given name, variant of Embrey. embrewe embrew; stain Embrey A surname. embreyite A monoclinic-prismatic orange mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and phosphorus. Embrian The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 3850 million years ago and 3200 million years ago. embrighten To brighten; to vivify. embrine To soak in brine. embrithite Synonym of boulangerite. embrithopod Any of the Embrithopoda, an extinct order of mammals resembling the rhinoceros. embrittle To become brittle. embrittlement The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness. embroaden Synonym of broaden. embrocate To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge. embrocation The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. embroid To embroider embroider To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. embroidered Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework. embroiderer A person who embroiders embroideress female embroiderer embroidering An embroidered decoration. embroidery The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. embroil To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble. embroiler One who embroils. embroilment The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement. embronze To embody in bronze (e.g. with a bronze statue); to make a bronze representation of (e.g. a person) embrothel To inclose or harbour in a brothel. embrown To make (something) brown; to brown. embrowned Made brown; browned. embrowneth (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of embrown embruted Brought to the level of a brute; brutalized. Embry A surname. embryectomy Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus. embryo In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus. embryoblast A mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo embryocarcinoma embryonal carcinoma embryocardia A symptom of myocardial disease in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of a foetus embryocidal That is lethal to an embryo embryoctony Deliberate destruction of the unborn fetus; abortion. embryofetal Relating to the embryo and fetus. embryofetopathy Any developmental disorder of an embryo or fetus. embryofetoscope An endoscopic device used in embryofetoscopy. embryofetoscopy An endoscopic technique for visualising the first-trimester embryo and fetus. embryofetotoxic Exhibiting embryofetotoxicity. embryofetotoxicity Toxicity to the embryo or the fetus. embryogenesis The process by which an embryo is formed and develops. embryogenetic Relating to embryogenesis. embryogenic Of or pertaining to embryogenesis embryogenically In an embryogenic way; during embryogenesis. embryogenicity The quality of being embryogenic. embryogeny Embryogenesis. embryogony embryogenesis embryogram A count, using microscopy, of viable embryos (typically of roundworms) embryographer One who scientifically describes embryos. embryographic Relating to embryography. embryography The scientific description of embryos. embryoid Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo embryoism The condition or stage of being an embryo. embryokine Any of various compounds that modulate embryonic development embryolarval Relating to embryonic larva embryoless Without embryo. embryolessness Absence of embryos. embryolethal lethally embryotoxic embryolethality lethal embryotoxicity embryolike Resembling or characteristic of an embryo. embryologic embryological embryological Of or pertaining to embryology embryologically Regarding embryology embryologist An expert or specialist in embryology