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Esters
- noun - formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- Organic compound that reacts with water to produce alcohol and is used in perfumes
Esther
- noun - (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
- an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
Estrus
- noun - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Estufa
- - An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians.
Et Al.
- adverb - and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)
- and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people); "the data reported by Smith et al."
- used as an abbreviation of `et alibi'' when referring to other occurrences in a text
- used as an abbreviation of `et alii'' (masculine plural) or `et aliae'' (feminine plural) or `et alia'' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people
Etalon
- unknown - A device consisting of two reflecting glass plates, employed for measuring small differences in the wavelength of light using the interference it produces
Etamin
- noun - a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.
Etapes
- unknown - Plural of etape which is a ration for a day's march for soldiers or a place for them to camp.