| eudipsia | Ordinary mild thirst. Origin: eu-+ G. Dipsa, thirst (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Euflagellata | Former term for the protozoan flagellates now included in the subphylum Mastigophora. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euganoidei | <zoology> A group which includes the bony ganoids, as the gar pikes. Origin: NL, fr. GR. Well + NL. Ganoidei. See Ganoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugenic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid. See: Eugenia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugenic acid | <chemistry> A colourless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. Origin: Eugenia + -ol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugenics | <study> The scientific study of artificial selection towards a particular set of desired characteristics. (09 Oct 1997) |
| eugenin | <chemistry> A colourless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves. Synonym: clove camphor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugenism | "The aggregate of the most favourable conditions for healthy and happy existence" (Galton). (05 Mar 2000) |
| eugenol | <chemistry> A colourless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. Origin: Eugenia + -ol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugenol O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Forms methyleugenol and isomethyleugenol from eugenol and isoeugenol, respectively; genbank u86760 Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: (iso)eugenol o-methyltransferase, s-adenosylmethionine - (iso)eugenol o-methyltransferase, iemt1 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| eugetinic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eugeuia | <botany> A genus of mytraceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce. Origin: NL. Named in honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euglena | <protozoa> Euglena is a genus of flagellate freshwater protozoans. It contains chlorophyll and is therefore photosynthetic, but it can also be mobile and gather its own food when sunlight is absent. Because it has the characteristics of both plants and animals, it is thought to be similar or related to the ancestral organism which gave rise to both plants and animals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Euglena gracilis | <protozoa> Phytoflagellate protozoon of the algal order Euglenophyta (zoological order Euglenida). An elongate cell with two flagella, one emerging from a pocket at the anterior end. The organism exhibits positive phototaxis, determined by a photoreceptive spot on the basal part of the flagellum shaft being shielded by a carotenoid containing stigma (eyespot) in the wall of the pocket. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Euglena viridis | <protozoa> Phytoflagellate protozoon of the algal order Euglenophyta (zoological order Euglenida). An elongate cell with 2 flagella emerging from a pocket at the anterior end. The organism exhibits positive phototaxis, determined by a photoreceptive spot in the wall of the contractile vacuole. (18 Nov 1997) |