| eusthenia | Normal strength. Origin: eu-+ G. Sthenos, strength (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Eustrongylus | Former name for Dioctophyma. Origin: eu-+ G. Strongylos, rounded (05 Mar 2000) |
| eusystole | A condition in which the cardiac systole is normal in force and time. Origin: eu-+ systole (05 Mar 2000) |
| eusystolic | Relating to eusystole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eutectic | 1. Easily melted; denoting specifically mixtures of certain chemical compounds that have a lower melting point than any of their individual ingredients; e.g., a solid, such as menthol, that when triturated with another solid of the same class, such as camphor, unites with it to form a liquid, the mixture having a lower melting point than either of its components. 2. The alloy that freezes at a constant temperature; the lowest of the series. Origin: eu-+ G. Texis, a melting away (05 Mar 2000) |
| eutectic alloy | An alloy, generally brittle and subject to tarnish and corrosion, with a fusion temperature lower than that of any of its components; used in dentistry mainly in solders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eutectic temperature | The temperature at which a eutectic mixture becomes fluid (melts). (05 Mar 2000) |
| euterpe | 1. The Muse who presided over music. 2. <botany> A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. Delightful; well + to delight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euthanasia | The act or practice of putting to death people or animals suffering from incurable conditions or diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| euthanasia, passive | The withdrawing or withholding of extraordinary means used to prolong life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| euthenics | The science concerned with establishing optimum living conditions for plants, animals, or humans, especially through proper provisioning and environment. Origin: G. Eutheneo, to thrive (05 Mar 2000) |
| eutherapeutic | Having excellent curative properties. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eutheria | A subclass of mammals, excluding monotremes and marsupials, having a placenta through which the young are nourished. Origin: eu-+ G. Therion, animal (05 Mar 2000) |
| euthermic | at an optimal temperature. Origin: eu-+ G. Thermos, warm (05 Mar 2000) |
| euthiochroic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called. <chemistry> Euthiochroic acid, a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. So called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly coloured (yellow) salts. Origin: Gr. Well + sulphur + colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |