epitaxyAn overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
epitendineumThe fibrous sheath surrounding a tendon
epitestosteroneAn inactive epimer of the steroid hormone testosterone
epitetrasulfideAn epicyclic tetrasulfide (that has four sulfur atoms forming an epicycle)
epitextTextual material which surrounds a work but is not part of the text or its peritext, including published interviews, private correspondence, diary entries and the like.
epitheliumA membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
epithemAny external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.
epithemaA horny excrescence on the top of the beak of some birds, notably the hornbill.
epitheoryA theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
epitherapeiaA sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended.
epithermalDescribing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
epitokeA pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction.
epitokyA form of reproduction in some polychaete annelids in which the worms undergo a partial or complete transformation into an epitoke, a pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction
epitrachelionThe liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
epitrochlearisA slip of muscle that sometimes runs from the border of the latissimus dorsi to the ulna at or near the elbow
epitrochoidA geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
epitropeA figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.
epitympanumThe upper part of the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
epitypeAn additional, clarifying type (specimen or illustration) of a species or lower-order taxon, provided when the holotype and paratypes from the original classification are demonstrably ambiguous or insufficient.
epixylousRelating to, growing on, or living on the surface of wood.
epizeugmaA type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence.
epizeuxisThe repetition of words in immediate succession for emphasis.