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Ethelred I
- noun - king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred''s battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
- king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
Ethologies
- noun - the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
Ethologist
- noun - a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
Ethylamine
- - A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, C2H5.NH2, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a derivative of ammonia. Called also ethyl carbamine, and amido ethane.
Ethylidene
- - An unsymmetrical, divalent, hydrocarbon radical, C2H4 metameric with ethylene but written thus, CH3.CH= to distinguish it from the symmetrical ethylene, CH2=CH2. Its compounds are derived from aldehyde. Formerly called also ethidene.
Etiolating
- verb - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
- make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
- make weak by stunting the growth or development of
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"
Etiologies
- noun - the cause of a disease
- the philosophical study of causation
Etiologist
- noun - a specialist in the etiology of diseases
Eucalyptol
- - A volatile, terpenelike oil (C10H18O), which is the main constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. It has cockroach repellent activity and is used as a flavoring aid in pharmaceuticals. Chemically it is 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane.