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Eructation
- noun - (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Escalation
- noun - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
Estimation
- noun - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
- the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"
Estivation
- noun - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
- (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
Etiolation
- noun - (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
- a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"
- the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
Evacuation
- noun - the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- the act of removing the contents of something
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Evaluation
- noun - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
Exaltation
- noun - a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
- the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
- the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
Excavation
- noun -
- a hole in the ground made by excavating
- the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
- the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"