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 epiroprim A particular antiprotozoal drug. Epirot An inhabitant or a resident of ancient or modern Epirus, in northwest Greece and southern Albania. Epirote An inhabitant or descendant of Epirus. Epirotic Of or pertaining to Epirus. epirrhema An address, usually dealing with public affairs, spoken by the leader of the chorus after the parabasis in an Ancient Greek comedy. epirrhematic Of or resembling an epirrhema. epirrheology The effects of external agents upon living plants. epirubicin A particular drug used in chemotherapy. Epirus A historical region and ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe, today split politically between northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania. episaturation The condition of a soil, saturated with water, that lies above an unsaturated layer episcia Any member of the flowering plant genus Episcia; a flame violet. episclera The outermost layer of the sclera, composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue. episcleral Relating to the episclera. episcleritis A benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera. episcopacy The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops. episcopal Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches. episcopalian episcopal: pertaining to a bishop of any church Episcopalianism The doctrines and practices of Episcopalians. episcopalianize To make episcopalian. episcopality The quality of being episcopal. episcopally By episcopal authority, ratified by a bishop. episcopant A bishop. episcoparian episcopal episcopate Bishops seen as a group. episcope A form of projector that projects images of opaque objects episcopic Describing an optical device in which light is reflected by (rather than traversing) the object being observed episcopicide The killing of a bishop. episcopize To perform the duties of a bishop. episcopolatry Excessive devotion to bishops or the institution of episcopacy. episcopophobia Fear or hatred of bishops. episcopy Supervision; superintendence. episcotister A disc with opaque and transparent sectors that is rapidly rotated to reduce the intensity of a light source. episelenide Any of a class of organic compound, analogous to epoxides (or episulfides), in which a selenium atom replaces the oxygen. episemantic Of a molecule: produced by means of a semantide. episematic That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other. episememe The meaning expressed by a tagmeme. episemon An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol. episepalous Growing on the sepals or adnate to them. episeptal Above the septum. episialin An epithelial sialomucin. episioplasty plastic surgery to repair the vulva episiorrhaphy The suturing of the vulva to repair injury. episiotomy A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth. episkeletal Above or outside the skeleton or endoskeleton episkyros An Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team. episodal episodic episodally In an episodic manner; in episodes. episode A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course. episodeless Without an episode. episodial Episodic. episodially In an episodic manner; in episodes. episodic Relating to an episode. episodical Episodic. episodically In an episodic manner; in episodes. episodicity The quality of being episodic. episomal Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome. episomally In an episomal manner. episome A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria. episomic Relating to an episome epispadiac A person who has epispadias. epispadias A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity. epispasm A form of foreskin restoration to reverse circumcision, historically practised among some Jews in Hellenistic and Roman societies. epispastic Causing blisters; vesicant. episperm The seed coat (outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant). epispermic Pertaining or belonging to the episperm (seedcoat). episphere All the epiphytes of a plant. epispinal On the spinal cord epispire A spiral ridge on the surface of the shell of some fossilized gastropods. episporangium The indusium of a fern when it overlies the sporangium, as in Aspidium. epispore The thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi. episporium Synonym of exospore. episquamosal Situated above the squamosal bone epistaminal On the stamens. epistasis The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one. epistasy epistasis epistates A superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece. epistatic Of or pertaining to epistasis. epistatically In an epistatic manner. epistaxic Of or pertaining to epistaxis. epistaxis Nosebleed. epistellar Of a gas giant: having a close orbit to its parent star episteme Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism. epistemic Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. epistemically In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition. epistemicide The destruction of (a targeted people or group's) knowledge. epistemicism A philosophical position asserting that there are facts about the boundaries of a vague predicate (such as "is thin" or "is bald") which cannot be discovered. epistemicist One who subscribes to the philosophy of epistemicism. epistemicity The property of being epistemic. epistemics The epistemic factors or attributes (of something). epistemolog Synonym of epistemologist. epistemologic Synonym of epistemological (“relating to epistemology”). epistemological Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study. epistemologically In a manner that pertains to epistemology. epistemologist A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge. epistemology The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on. epistemophilia An excessive love of, or striving for, knowledge. episternal Of or pertaining to the episternum. episternum The upper segment of the sternum episterol The sterol (3β,5α)-ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids. epistigmastanol An isomer of stigmastanol, 24α-ethyl-5α-cholestan-3β-ol epistilbite A triclinic-pedial mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. epistle A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse. epistler A writer of an epistle. epistocracy A rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge. epistocrat One of the ruling citizens in an epistocracy. epistocratic Relating to epistocracy. epistolarian A writer of epistles. epistolarily In an epistolary manner. epistolary Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters. epistolatory Synonym of epistolary. epistolean One who writes epistles; a correspondent. epistolet A little epistle; a short letter. epistoleus The second in command of the Spartan fleet. epistolic Relating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them epistolist A writer of epistles or letters. epistolite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium. epistolization The writing of an epistle. epistolize To write a letter (to). epistolizer A writer of epistles. epistolographer A writer of epistles. epistolographic Relating to the writing of letters epistolographical Of or pertaining to epistolography; epistolographic. epistolographically In terms of epistolography. epistolographist A writer of epistles. epistolography The art or practice of writing epistles. especially in the Byzantine era. epistology The study of letters and epistles. epistolophobia An abnormal or irrational fear of correspondence, especially the receiving or writing of letters or messages. epistomal Of or pertaining to an epistome. epistomatic Having stomata on the upper surface only epistome a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids epistopic A recurrent topic of epistemological discussion and debate. epistratum A stratum that lies above, and is therefore newer, than another epistrophe The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. epistropheal Relating to the epistropheus. epistropheus The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates. epistrophic Pertaining to the epistropheus. epistylar Of or relating to an epistyle. epistyle A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave. episubstratal That grows or lives on the surface of a substratum. episulfide A class of organic compound analogous to epoxides in which a sulfur atom replaces the oxygen episulfonium Any cation derived by protonation or other addition to the sulfur atom of a thiirane. episyenite A rock originally rich in silicon dioxide from which quartz has been severely depleted. episyllogism A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism (the prosyllogism). episyllogistic Of or pertaining to an episyllogism. episymbiont An epibiotic symbiont episymbiosis epibiotic symbiosis episymbiotic Of or relating to an epibiotic symbiotic relationship. episynaloephe Synonym of synecphonesis. epitaph An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased. epitaphed Having been described as the subject of an epitaph.