| enodal | <botany> Without a node. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| enol | A compound possessing a hydroxyl group (alcohol) attached to a doubly bonded (ethylenic) carbon atom (-CH==CH(OH)-); properly italicised when attached as a prefix or infix to an otherwise complete name; e.g., enol pyruvate; phosphoenolpyruvate; usually in equilibrium with its keto tautomer. Origin: -ene + -ol (05 Mar 2000) |
| enol pyruvate | CH2==C(OH)-COO-un, the form of pyruvate encountered in the biologically important phosphoenolpyruvate (enol pyruvate phosphate), not in the free form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enolase | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the reversible dehydration of 2-phospho-d-glycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate and water; a step in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; several isozymes exist; inhibited by F-. Synonym: phosphopyruvate hydratase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enolization | Conversion of a keto to an enol form; e.g., CH3-CO-COOH → CH2==C(OH)COOH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enomoty | A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath. Origin: Gr, fr. Sworn; in + to swear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enophthalmia | Sunken eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enophthalmos | Sunken eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enopla | <zoology> One of the orders of Nemertina, characterised by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Armed; in +, pl, armor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enoplida | An order of nematodes of the subclass adenophorea. Its organisms commonly have a cylindrical oesophagus. The superfamilies of this order are dioctophymatoidea, mermithoidea, and trichuroidea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enoplida infections | Infections with nematodes of the order enoplida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enoptomancy | Divination by the use of a mirror. Origin: Gr. Visible in (a thing) + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enorganic | Rarely used term denoting that which occurs as an innate characteristic of an organism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enorthotrope | An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope. Origin: Gr. In + upright, correct + to turn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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