| eupeptic | Digesting well; having a good digestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eupeptide | A peptide containing normal peptide bonds (between alpha-carboxyl groups and alpha-amino groups). Compare: isopeptide, peptide. Origin: G. Eu-, normal, usual + peptide (05 Mar 2000) |
| eupeptide bond | A peptide bond between the alpha-carboxyl group of one amino acid and the alpha-amino group of another amino acid. Compare: peptide bond, isopeptide bond. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euphenics | Literally meaning normal appearing, euphenics aims to improve the outcome of a genetic disease by altering the environment. An illustration: people with PKU (phenylketonuria) can avoid the expression of their disease by staying on a low-phenylalanine diet (and avoiding major souces of phenylalanine such as diet soft drinks sweetened with aspartame (tradename: Nutrasweet) (12 Dec 1998) |
| euphonical | Pertaining to, or exhibiting, euphony; agreeable in sound; pleasing to the ear; euphonious; as, a euphonic expression; euphonical orthography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euphorbia | <botany> Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. Origin: NL, fr. L. Euphorbea. See Euphorrium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Euphorbia pilulifera | A species of plant (family Euphorbiaceae); the dried herb used in asthma, coryza and other respiratory affections, in angina pectoris, and as an antispasmodic. Synonym: asthma-weed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euphorbiaceae | The spurge family of flowering plants, in the order euphorbiales, contains some 7,500 species in 275 genera. The family consists of annual and perennial herbs and woody shrubs or trees. (12 Dec 1998) |
| euphorbial | <botany> Of, relating to, or resembling, the Euphorbia family. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euphorbin euphorbine | <medicine> A principle, or mixture of principles, derived from various species of Euphorbia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euphorbium | <medicine> An inodourous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned. Origin: NL, fr. L. Euphorbeum, from Gr.; so called after Euphorbus, a Greek physician. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euphoretic | 1. Having the capability to produce a sense of well-being. 2. An agent with such a capability. Synonym: euphoretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euphoria | <symptom> An exaggerated feeling of physical and mental well being, especially when not justified by external reality. Euphoria may be induced by drugs such as opioids, amphetamines and alcohol and is also a feature of mania. (11 Nov 1997) |
| euphoriant | 1. Having the capability to produce a sense of well-being. 2. An agent with such a capability. Synonym: euphoretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euphotide | <chemical> A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite; sometimes called gabbro. Origin: Gr. Well +, light. So called because of its pleasing combination of white and green. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |