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 embryology The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively). embryoma An embryonal tumor. embryon Embryonic. embryonal embryonic embryonary embryonic embryonate Having an embryo. embryonated Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop. embryonating In which embryos are forming embryonation The formation and development of an embryo. embryonic Of or relating to an embryo. embryonical embryonic embryonically In an embryonic way. embryoniclike Resembling embryonic cells embryonics The study or use of embryonic cells embryonid Synonym of embryonic. embryoniferous Having, or producing, an embryo. embryoniform Resembling an embryo. embryonization Modification to an embryonic form. embryony The formation of an embryo; embryogenesis. embryopathic Relating to an embryopathy embryopathological Relating to embryopathology embryopathology The pathology of embryos embryopathy Any developmental disorder of an embryo embryophagous That feeds on embryos. embryophagy The act of one embryo cannibalizing another for food in utero; at present only observed in some species of sharks. embryophore The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell embryophyte Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants. embryophytic Relating to an embryophyte embryoplastic Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; embryogenetic. embryoscope Synonym of fetoscope. embryoscopic Relating to embryoscopy. embryoscopically By means of embryoscopy. embryoscopy The direct examination of a foetus/embryo by means of an embryoscope. embryostasis The (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects embryostatic That halts the development of an embryo embryotic embryonic embryotically In an embryotic manner. embryotome A medical instrument for performing embryotomy. embryotomic Relating to embryotomy. embryotomist One who carries out embryotomy. embryotomy The act of cutting up a deceased foetus, so that it can be removed from the womb. embryotoxic Exhibiting embryotoxicity. embryotoxicity The toxicity of an embryotoxin embryotoxicological Relating to embryotoxicology. embryotoxicology The toxicology of embryotoxins embryotoxin Any substance that is toxic to embryos embryotoxon The presence of a band of corneal opacity similar in appearance to the arcus senilis, sometimes seen in newborns. embryotroph The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished, mostly consisting of secretions from the uterine glands. embryotrophic That provides nourishment to an embryo embryotrophy The nutrition of the embryo. embryotropic That affects the change and development of an embryo. embryotropin An embryonic neurotropin embryous embryonic; undeveloped embryulcia The forcible extraction of the fetus. Embsay A village in Embsay with Eastby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0053). Embu A town in Kenya. embubble To enclose in, or as if in, a bubble. embugger to bugger; to engage in anal intercourse embuggerance Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress. emburden To place a responsibility or hindrance upon; to burden. Embury A surname. embus to put (troops) onto a bus embush To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush. embushment An ambush. embusy To employ; keep busy. embutramide A potent sedative drug used for euthanasia in animals. embuttered Covered with butter. emcee Master of ceremonies. Emch A surname from German. Emde A surname from German. Emden A German breed of domestic goose. eme An uncle. Emeasoba A surname. emedastine A particular antihistamine used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis. emeff Synonym of motherfucker. emeffer Synonym of motherfucker. Emegir The standard variety of the Sumerian language. Emei A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. emeiocytosis Synonym of exocytosis. Emeishan A county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China. Emel A surname from German. Emela Synonym of Mao (“a Sino-Tibetan language”). Emeleus A surname. emeleusite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Emelia A female given name from Emilia. Emelianoff A surname. Emeline A female given name from the Germanic languages, a form of Emmeline. ememe Any emotional message implied or inferred (metamessage) contained within communication, which is commonly recognised within a specific group of people or culture. emend To correct and revise (text or a document). emendable Capable of being emended, corrigible. emendals Funds set apart for repairs in the accounts of the Inner Temple. emendandum Something to be corrected. emendate Emended, corrected, restored. emendation The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. emendator Someone who emends. emendatory Pertaining to emendation; corrective emender One who emends. emendicate To beg. Emenheiser A surname from German. emepronium An anticholinergic drug used in urology as an antispasmodic. emer A female given name from Old Irish. Emerado A city and town in North Dakota. emerald Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. emeraldine Any of a class of green dyestuffs that have an oligoaniline structure emeraldlike Resembling an emerald; intensely green in colour. Emereigh A female given name, variant of Emery. Emerentia A female given name from Latin, of rare usage. Emerentiana A female given name from Latin, of rare usage. Emerentina A female given name from Latin, of rare usage. emerg The emergency department of a hospital. emerge To come into view. emergence The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance. emergency A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. emergent Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new. emergentism The belief in emergence, particularly as it involves consciousness and the philosophy of mind, and as it contrasts (or not) with reductionism. emergentist One who subscribes to emergentism. emergentistic Of or relating to emergentism. emergently In an emergent manner. emergentness The state or quality of being emergent. emerger One who emerges. emergetic Relating to emergy. emergicenter a clinic, often in a shopping mall, offering immediate outpatient treatment for minor ailments and injuries emerging Becoming prominent; emergent; rising. emergingly So as to emerge or appear for the first time. emergy the total energy used in the life cycle of some product; the available energy of one kind that has to be used up directly and indirectly to make a product or service. emeri wood of the idigbo tree emericellamide A cyclic polypeptide present in fungi of the genus Emericella emericellin The xanthone 8-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)-5-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthen-9-one produced by the fungus Aspergillus nidulans emericellipsin A peptaibol present in the extremophile fungus Emericellopsis alkalina Emerick A surname. Emerie A female given name. emeril emery Emerillon A member of an indigenous people of French Guiana. emerimidine Any of a group of antiviral isoindolone derivatives present in the mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum emerin A protein found in the nuclear membrane of vertebrate cells emerita A female person who is retired from active service or an occupation, especially one who retains an honorific version of a previous title. emeritate The act of becoming, or status of being emeritus or emerita. emerited Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged. emeritum A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service. emeritus Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title. emerize To pass (fabric) over emery-covered rollers to give it a soft finish. emerized Treated or coated with emery; emeried. emerod A haemorrhoid; an affliction mentioned in the Bible usually interpreted as a haemorrhoid. emersed That rises above the surface. emersion Emergence, especially from the water. Emerson A surname originating as a patronymic. Emersonian of or pertaining to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882), American essayist, philosopher, and poet, or his writings, work or style Emersonianism The form of transcendentalism championed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emersonism Synonym of Emersonianism. Emersyn A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.