Ethologist
E‐thol″o‐gist (?) n. One who studies or writes upon ethology.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Ethology
E‐thol″o‐gy (?), n. 1. A treatise on morality; ethics.2. The science of the formation of character, national and collective as well as individual. J. S. Mill.
Ethopoetic
Eth″o‐po‐et″ic (?). Expressing character. Urquhart.
Ethos
E″thos (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � character. See Ethic.] 1. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which ac...
Ethule
Eth″ule (?) [Ether + Gr. � substance, base. Cf. Ethyl, and see -yl.] (Chem.) Ethyl.
Ethyl
Eth″yl (?), n. [Ether + -yl.] (Chem.) A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.Eth...
Ethylamine
Eth′yl‐am″ine (?), n. [Ethyl + amine.] (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, C2H5.NH2, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a deriva...
Ethylate
Eth″yl‐ate (–ā̍t), n. [From Ethyl.] (Chem.) A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an ethyl alcoholate...
Ethylate (2)
Eth″y‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ethylated; p. pr. & vb. n.Ethylating.] [From Ethyl.] (Chem.) To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or more ethyl groups, ...
Ethylene
Eth″yl‐ene (–ēn), n. [From Ethyl.] (Chem.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concen...
Ethylic
E‐thyl″ic (?). (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, ethyl; as, ethylic alcohol.
Ethylidene
E‐thyl″i‐dene (?). (Chem.) An unsymmetrical, divalent, hydrocarbon radical, C2H4 metameric with ethylene but written thus, CH3.CH to distinguish it from the symmetrical ethylene...
Ethylin
Eth″yl‐in (?). (Chem.) Any one of the several complex ethers of ethyl and glycerin.
Ethylsulphuric
Eth′yl‐sul‐phu″ric (?) a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.Ethylsulphuric acid(Chem.), an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick li...
Etiolate
E″ti‐o‐late (?). v. i. [imp. & p. p.Etiolated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] [F. étioler to blanch.] 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the...
Etiolate (2)
E″ti‐o‐late, v. t. 1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
Etiolate (3)
{ E″ti‐o‐late (?), E″ti‐o‐la′ted, } a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
Etiolation
E′ti‐o‐la″tion (?), n. 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light...
Etiolin
E″ti‐o‐lin (?), n. [See Etiolate.] (Bot.) A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness, which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll. Encyc. B...
Etiological
E′ti‐o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; ætiological.
Etiology
E′ti‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Cf. F. étiologie.] The science of causes. Same as �tiology.
Etiquette
Et″i‐quette′ (?), n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF. estiquete, of German origi...
Etna
Et″na (?), n. A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hu...
Etnean
Et‐ne″an (?), a. [L. Aetnaeus, Gr. �, fr.� (L. Aetna, Aetne).] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
Étoile
‖É′toile″ (ā̍′twäl″), n.(Her.) See Estoile.
Etrurian
E‐tru″ri‐an (?), a. Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. “Etrurian Shades.” Milton, — n. A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
Etruscan
E‐trus″can (?), n. [L. Etruscus.] Of or relating to Etruria. — n. A native or inhabitant of Etruria.