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Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand. 2014.
Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand. 2014.
eugenicist — /yooh jen euh sist/, n. 1. a specialist in eugenics. 2. an advocate of eugenic measures. Also, eugenist /yooh jeuh nist, yooh jen ist/. [1905 10; EUGENIC + IST] * * * … Universalium
euglenophyte — /yooh glee neuh fuyt /, n. Biol. any member of the protist phylum Euglenophyta, comprising unicellular organisms, either green and photosynthetic or colorless and nonphotosynthetic, characterized by one or two anterior flagella and, in… … Universalium
eupatrid — /yooh pa trid, yooh peuh /, n., pl. eupatridae /yooh pa tri dee /. one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class. [1825 35; < Gk eupatrídes, lit., of a good father, of… … Universalium
Yucatán — /yooh keuh tan /; Sp. /yooh kah tahn /, n. 1. a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize. 2. a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 904,000; 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Cap.:… … Universalium
eucaine — /yooh kayn , yooh kayn/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine. Also called benzamine. [1895 1900; EU + caine (as in COCAINE)] * * * … Universalium
eucalyptol — /yooh keuh lip tawl, tohl/, n. Chem. cineole. Also, eucalyptole /yooh keuh lip tohl/. [1875 80; EUCALYPT(US) + OL2] * * * … Universalium
Eugene — /yooh jeen / or, for 2, /yooh jeen/, n. 1. a city in W Oregon. 105,624. 2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning wellborn. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 137,893), western Oregon, U.S. Located on the Willamette River, it was settled by Eugene… … Universalium
Eugenia — /yooh jee nee euh, jeen yeuh/, n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning nobility. Also, Eugenie /yooh jee nee/. * * * ▪ plant genus large genus of chiefly tropical, mostly aromatic, evergreen shrubs and trees of the myrtle family… … Universalium
eunuchism — /yooh neuh kiz euhm/, n. the state of being a eunuch. Also, eunuchry /yooh neuhk ree/. [1610 20; EUNUCH + ISM] * * * … Universalium
eustele — /yooh steel, yooh stee lee/, n., pl. eusteles. Bot. an arrangement of the xylem and phloem in discrete strands, separated by areas of parenchymatous tissue. [1915 20; EU + STELE] * * * … Universalium