Word origins

• eonianOf or pertaining to an eon
• eophyteA fossil plant from the Silurian age
• eosphoriteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
• EosphorusVenus as the morning star.
• epacridAny of the family Ericaceae (syn. Epacridaceae) of heathers.
• epæneticEncomiastic; laudatory; panegyrical; praiseful.
• epagomenaTime (usually five days) appended to a calendar year, outside of any regular month, to make the year 365 days long (in e.g. the ancient Egyptian calendar and in the French Republican calendar).
• epagomenalinduced, provided
• epanaphoraanaphora
• epanorthosisA rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
• epeiricDescribing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf
• ependymaThe thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
• epentheticOf or pertaining to epenthesis.
• epeolatryThe worship of words.
• ephapseA point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.
• ephebiphobiaAn irrational fear of adolescent people.
• ephebocracyGovernment by young people.
• ephebophileA person who exhibits ephebophilia.
• ephecticDelaying or withholding judgement.
• ephialtesan incubus; a nightmare
• ephidrosisMorbid or excessive secretion of sweat; hyperhidrosis.
• ephorOne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
• ephydriadA dryad, a water nymph.
• epi-Above in location or position.
• epiblemaThe epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
• epicanthicThat partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
• epicaricacyRejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
• epicarpExocarp.
• epicerasticRelieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.
• epichiremaA syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.
• epichiremeA dialectical inference; a syllogism based on probable premises (endoxa), as opposed to a philosopheme which is a demonstrative or scientific syllogism based on true premises.
• epichorialIn or of the country; rural.
• epicrisisA critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history.
• EpictetianOf or relating to the Ancient Greek stoic philosopher Epictetus (AD 55–AD 135).
• epigealLiving near the surface of the ground
• epigeanThat lives on or near the surface of the land.
• epignosisclear and precise knowledge
• epigyneThe external female sex organ in arachnids.
• epihyalRelated to the segment located above the ceratohyal of the hyoid arch.
• epilogismenumeration; computation
• EpimenidesEpimenides of Knossos.
• epimonePersistent repetition of the same plea in much the same words.
• epimoricsuperparticular
• epimythiumA moral appended to the end of a story; an aftertale.
• epiplaphiliaSexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.
• epiplaphobiaThe irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
• epiplecticOf or pertaining to epiplexis.
• epiploceleHernia of the omentum.
• epipolismfluorescence
• episcopolatryExcessive devotion to bishops or the institution of episcopacy.
• episio-Refers to the vulvar or perineal area in relation to the surgical procedures episiotomy, episiorrhaphy, or episioplasty.
• episkyrosAn Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.
• epispadiasA deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
• epispasmA form of foreskin restoration to reverse circumcision, historically practised among some Jews in Hellenistic and Roman societies.
• epistemophiliaAn excessive love of, or striving for, knowledge.
• epistocracyA rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge.
• epistoliteA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
• epistolophobiaAn abnormal or irrational fear of correspondence, especially the receiving or writing of letters or messages.
• epitasisThe second part of a play, in which the action begins.
• epitenonA bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
• epithecaThe upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
• 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.
• epithymeticRelating to desire.
• eponychiumThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
• epoptAn initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia.
• epuloticPromoting the scarring or healing of sores.
• eratapokriseisquestions and answers (as a form of catechism etc.)
• erem-Desert.
• eremo-Relating to deserts.
• eremophobiafear of solitude
• ergalpotential energy; negative value of the force function
• ergasiophygophyteAny formerly cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild.
• ergasiophyteAny plant deliberately introduced to a region for cultivation.
• ergastoplasmAn endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes.
• ergateA worker ant.
• ergato-worker
• ergatotypeAn additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.
• ergo-work
• -ergywork
• erotemeA question mark.
• eroteticOf or pertaining to questioning.
• eroto-Used to form terms related to sexual desire.
• erotomaniaA psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
• erotophonophilialust murder
• ErymanthosA mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
• ErymnaAn ancient town Lycia, modern-day Greece.
• Erythraean SeaThe Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.
• erythrinC₂₀H₂₂O₁₀, an organic compound extracted from certain lichens, a derivative of orsellinic acid.
• erythro-Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
• erythrochroismerythrism
• erythroleic acidA purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.
• erythromelalgiaA rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
• erythrosinA red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
• esodicConveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; said of certain nerves.
• esophago-esophagus (oesophagus); esophageal (oesophageal).
• esthesisElemental awareness of sensory stimulation.
• esthiomeneElephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia.
• EteocretanA pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.
• eth-Used as a combining form to denote the presence of 2 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.
• etherionA gas formerly believed to exist in air, initially identified by Charles F. Brush in 1898. He estimated that its density was one ten-thousandth of hydrogen.