Webster's Dictionary 1913

1891

Endorse (2)

En‐dorse″, n.(Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).

1892

Endorsee

En′dor‐see″ (?), n. Same as Indorsee.

1893

Endorsement

En‐dorse″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. endossement.] Same as Indorsement.

1894

Endorser

En‐dors″er (?), n. Same as Indorser.

1895

Endosarc

En″do‐sarc (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. �, �, flesh.] (Biol.) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amœba; entoplasm; e...

1896

Endoscope

En″do‐scope (?), n. [Endo- + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.

1897

Endoscopy

En‐dos″co‐py (?), n.(Med.) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.

1898

Endoskeletal

En′do‐skel″e‐tal (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles.

1899

Endoskeleton

En′do‐skel″e‐ton (?), n. [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

1900

Endosmometer

En′dos‐mom″e‐ter (?), n. [Endosmose + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action.

1901

Endosmometric

En‐dos′mo‐met″ric (?), a. Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.

1902

Endosmose

{ En″dos‐mose′ (?), En′dos‐mo″sis (?), } n. [NL. endosmosis, fr. Gr. ἔνδον within + � a thrusting, impulsion, fr. � to push: cf. F. endosmose.] (Physics) The transmission of a f...

1903

Endosmosmic

En′dos‐mos″mic (?), a. Endosmotic.

1904

Endosmotic

En′dos‐mot″ic (?), a. Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter.

1905

Endosperm

En″do‐sperm (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � seed.] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed; — limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.

1906

Endospermic

En′do‐sper″mic (?), a.(Bot.) Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.

1907

Endospore

En″do‐spore (?), n. [Endo- + spore.] (Bot.) The thin inner coat of certain spores.

1908

Endosporous

En′do‐spor″ous (?), a.(Bot.) Having the spores contained in a case; — applied to fungi.

1909

Endoss

En‐doss″ (?; 115), v. t. [F. endosser. See Endorse.] To put upon the back or outside of anything; — the older spelling of endorse. Spenser.

1910

Endosteal

En‐dos″te‐al (?), a.(Physiol.) Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification.

1911

Endosternite

En′do‐ster″nite (?), n. [Endo- + sternum.] (Zoöl.) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.

1912

Endosteum

‖En‐dos″te‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone.

1913

Endostoma

‖En‐dos″to‐ma (?), n.(Zoöl.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.

1914

Endostome

En″do‐stome (?), n. [See Endostoma.] 1. (Bot.) The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.2. (Zoöl.) And endostoma.

1915

Endostosis

En′dos‐to″sis (?), n. [NL. See Endo-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

1916

Endostyle

En″do‐style (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � a pillar.] (Zoöl.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata.

1917

Endotheca

‖En′do‐the″ca (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ἔνδον within + θήκη a case, box, fr. � to place.] (Zoöl.) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most ...