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Coloq. An end . (a) On end; upright; erect; endways. Spenser (b) To the end; continuously. [Obs.] Richardson. -- Coloq. End bulb (Anat.), one of the bulblike bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes; -- also called end corpuscles. -- Coloq. End fly , a bobfly. -- Coloq. End for end , one end for the other; in reversed order. -- Coloq. End man , the last man in a row; one of the two men at the extremities of a line of minstrels. -- Coloq. End on (Naut.), bow foremost. -- Coloq. End organ (Anat.), the structure in which a nerve fiber ends, either peripherally or centrally. -- Coloq. End plate (Anat.), one of the flat expansions in which motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers. -- Coloq. End play (Mach.), movement endwise, or room for such movement. -- Coloq. End stone (Horol.), one of the two plates of a jewel in a timepiece; the part that limits the pivot's end play. -- Coloq. Ends of the earth , the remotest regions of the earth. -- Coloq. In the end , finally. Shak. -- Coloq. On end , upright; erect. -- Coloq. To the end , in order. Bacon. -- Coloq. To make both ends meet , to live within one's income. Fuller. -- Coloq. To put an end to , to destroy.
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End (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ended; p. pr. & vb. n. Ending.] 1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. “I shall end this strife.” Shak.
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On the seventh day God ended his work. Gen. ii. 2.
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2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.
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3. To destroy; to put to death. “This sword hath ended him.” Shak.
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Coloq. To end up , to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end up a hogshead.
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End, v. i. To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.
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Endable (?), a. That may be ended; terminable.
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End-all (?), n. 1. Complete termination. [R.]
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That but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here. Shak.
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2. the primary or only purpose or goal; as, winning office is the be-all and end-all of a politician's life.
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Endamage (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endamaged (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. Endamaging (?).] [Pref. en- + damage: cf. F. endommager.] To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure. [R.]
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The trial hath endamaged thee no way. Milton.
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Endamageable (?), a. Capable of being damaged, or injured; damageable. [Obs.]
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Endamagement (?), n. [Cf. F. endommagement.] Damage; injury; harm. [Obs.] Shak.
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Endamnify (?), v. t. To damnify; to injure. [R.] Sandys.
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Endanger (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endangered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Endangering.] 1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.
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All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him. Burke.
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2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]
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He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers. Bacon.
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endangered (?), a. 1. Being in a condition or situation where life or serious harm is possible; in danger; at risk.
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2. Small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction; -- of species.
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endangered species (?), n. sing. & pl. A species of plant or animal that has declined in numbers to a point where further irreversible decline and extinction{3} has a significant chance. Lists of endangered species are maintained by government agencies, and in many cases the killing of such species or destruction of their habitat is prohibited by law. In the U. S. in recent years, development of certain tracts of land has been prohibited due to the likelihood that it will cause a reduction in the numbers of an endangered species. In some cases environmental organizations have initiated litigation to cause the courts to rule that a certain development plan is illegal due to a threat to an endangered species. Laws protecting endangered species have become in some cases a contentious political issue.
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Endangerment (?), n. Hazard; peril. Milton.
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Endark (?), v. t. To darken. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Endaspidean (?), a. [Endo- + Gr. �, �, a shield.] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds.
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Endazzle (?), v. t. To dazzle. [Obs.] “Endazzled eyes.” Milton.
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Endear (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.] 1. To make dear or beloved. “To be endeared to a king.” Shak.
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2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).
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Endearedly (?), adv. With affection or endearment; dearly.
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Endearedness, n. State of being endeared.
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Endearing, a. Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- Endearingly, adv.
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Endearment (?), n. The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. “The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech.” Jer. Taylor.
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Her first endearments twining round the soul. Thomson.
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Endeavor (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeavored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Endeavoring.] [OE. endevor; pref. en- + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See , .] [Written also endeavour.] To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.
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It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects. Ld. Chatham.
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Coloq. To endeavor one's self , to exert one's self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty. [Obs.] “A just man that endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness.” Latimer.
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Endeavor, v. i. To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.
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And such were praised who but endeavored well. Pope.
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Usually with an infinitive; as, to endeavor to outstrip an antagonist.
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He had . . . endeavored earnestly to do his duty. Prescott.

Syn. -- To attempt; try; strive; struggle; essay; aim; seek.
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Endeavor, n. [Written also endeavour.] An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial.
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To employ all my endeavor to obey you. Sir P. Sidney.
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Coloq. To do one's endeavor , to do one's duty; to put forth strenuous efforts to attain an object; -- a phrase derived from the Middle English phrase “to do one's dever” (duty). “Mr. Prynne proceeded to show he had done endeavor to prepare his answer.” Fuller.

Syn. -- Essay; trial; effort; exertion. See .
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Endeavorer (?), n. One who makes an effort or attempt. [Written also endeavourer.]
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Endeavorment (?), n. Act of endeavoring; endeavor. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Endecagon (?), n. [See .] (Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and angles.
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Endecagynous (?), a. [Gr. � eleven + � female.] (Bot.) Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower.
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Endecane (?), n. [Gr. � eleven.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, C11H24, found as a constituent of petroleum. [Written also hendecane.]
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Endecaphyllous (?), a. [Gr. � eleven + � leaf.] (Bot.) Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.
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Endeictic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to point out, show; � in + � to show.] Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill. Enfield.
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Endeixis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � indication. See .] (Med.) An indication.
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Endemial (?), a. Endemic. [R.]

{ Endemic (?), Endemical (?), } a. [Gr. �, �; � + � the people: cf. F. endémique.] (Med.) 1. Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of persons; as, an endemic disease.
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☞ An endemic disease is one which is constantly present to a greater or less degree in any place, as distinguished from an epidemic disease, which prevails widely at some one time, or periodically, and from a sporadic disease, of which a few instances occur now and then.
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2. Belonging or native to a particular people or country; native as distinguished from introduced or naturalized; hence, regularly or ordinarily occurring in a given region; local; as, a plant endemic in Australia; -- often distinguished from exotic.

The traditions of folklore . . . form a kind of endemic symbolism. F. W. H. Myers.
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Endemic, n. (Med.) An endemic disease.
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Fear, which is an endemic latent in every human heart, sometimes rises into an epidemic. J. B. Heard.
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Endemically, adv. In an endemic manner.
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Endemiology (?), n. The science which treats of endemic affections.
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Endenization (?), n. The act of naturalizing. [R.]
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Endenize (?), v. t. To endenizen. [Obs.]
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Endenizen (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + denizen. Cf. .] To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Ender (?), n. One who, or that which, makes an end of something; as, the ender of my life.
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Endermatic (?), a. Endermic.
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Endermic (?), a. [Gr. � in + � skin.] (Med.) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.
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Coloq. Endermic method , that in which the medicine enters the system through the skin, being applied either to the sound skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a blister.
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Endermically (?), adv. By the endermic method; as, applied endermically.
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Enderon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � in + � skin.] (Anat.) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes. -- Enderonic, a.
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Endiademed (?), a. Diademed. [R.]
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Endiaper (?), v. t. [See .] To decorate with a diaper pattern.
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Endict (?), v. t. See .
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Endictment (?), n. See .
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Ending (?), n. 1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.
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2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d , 5.
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Coloq. Ending day , day of death. Chaucer.
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Endite (?), v. t. See . Spenser.
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Endive (?), n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.
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Coloq. Wild endive (Bot.), chicory or succory.
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Endless (?), a. [AS. endeleás. See .] 1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.
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2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. Shak.
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3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.] “All loves are endless.” Beau. & Fl.
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4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.
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5. having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus, or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See endless chain.
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Coloq. Endless chain , a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends. -- Coloq. Endless screw . (Mech.) See under .

Syn. -- Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited; incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual; unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable.
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Endlessly, adv. In an endless manner.
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Endlessness, n. [AS. endeleásnys.] The quality of being endless; perpetuity.
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Endlong (?; 115), adv. & prep. [Cf. .] Lengthwise; along. [Archaic]
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The doors were all of adamants eterne,
I-clenched overthwart and endelong
With iron tough. Chaucer.
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He pricketh endelong the large space. Chaucer.
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To thrust the raft endlong across the moat. Sir W. Scott.
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Endmost (?), a. Farthest; remotest; at the very end. Tylor.

{ Endo- (?), End- (?) }. [Gr. 'endon within, fr. � in. See .] A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.
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Endoblast (?), n. [Endo- + -blast.] (Biol.) Entoblast; endoplast. See ,
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Endoblastic (?), a. (Biol.) Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer.

{ Endocardiac (?), Endocardial (?), } a. 1. Pertaining to the endocardium.
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2. (Med.) Seated or generated within the heart; as, endocardial murmurs.
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Endocarditis (?), n. [NL. See .] (Med.) Inflammation of the endocardium.
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Endocardium (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'endon within + kardia heart.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the cavities of the heart.
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Endocarp (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � fruit: cf. F. endocarpe.] (Bot.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
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Endochondral (?), a. [Endo- + Gr. � cartilage.] (Physiol.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone.
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Endochrome (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � color.] (Bot.) The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether green, red, yellow, or any other color.
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Endoctrine (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + doctrine.] To teach; to indoctrinate. [Obs.] Donne.
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Endocyst (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � bladder, a bag.] (Zoöl.) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa.
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Endoderm (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. � skin.] (Biol.) (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of .

{ Endodermal (?), Endodermic (?), } a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the endoderm.
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Endodermis (?), n. [NL. See .] (Bot.) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
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endodontics n. 1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
Syn. -- endodontia.
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2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth and its root, and replacing it with a filling material; root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy.
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endodontist n. a dentist specializing in .
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endoergic adj. occurring with absorption of energy. [Narrower terms: endothermic] exoergic
Syn. -- energy-absorbing.
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endogamic adj. 1. fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same plant.
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2. of marriage within a class or tribe as required by custom or law; same as .
Syn. -- endogamous, within-group.
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Endogamous (?), a. [Endo- + Gr. � marriage.] Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous.
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Endogamy (?), n. Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.
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Endogen (?), n. [Endo- + -gen: cf. F. endogène.] (Bot.) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually, parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See .
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Endogenesis (?), n. [Endo- + genesis.] (Biol.) Endogeny.
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endogenetic, endogenic adj. 1. (Biol.) Relating to or arising from an internal process; same as .
Syn. --.
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2. (Geol.) Relating to the interior of the earth; of or pertaining to a metamorphic process occurring within a planet. Opposed to exogenetic.
Syn. -- endogenic.
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Endogenous (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk.
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2. (Biol.) Originating from within; increasing by internal growth.
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Coloq. Endogenous multiplication (Biol.), a method of cell formation, seen in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses; these in turn become divided and subdivided, each division becoming a new cell, until finally the original cell wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see , and Illust. of Cell Division, under ). This mode of growth is characteristic of many forms of cells, both animal and vegetable.
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Endogenously, adv. By endogenous growth.
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Endogeny (?), n. [See .] (Biol.) Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell.
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Endognath (ĕndŏgnăth), n. [Endo- + Gr. gnaqos the jaw.] (Zoöl.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See .
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Endognathal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the endognath.
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Endolymph (?), n. [Endo- + lymph: cf. F. endolymphe.] (Anat.) The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
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Endolymphangial (?), a. [Endo- + lymphangial.] (Anat.) Within a lymphatic vessel.
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Endolymphatic (?), a. [Endo- + lymphatic.] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the endolymphatic duct. (b) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial.
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Endome (?), v. t. To cover as with a dome.
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Endometritis (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Med.) Inflammation of the endometrium.
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Endometrium (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'endon within + mhtra the womb.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
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Endomorph (?), n. [Endo- + Gr. morfh form.] (Min.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.
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Endomysium (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'endon within + my^s a muscle.] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.
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Endoneurium (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'endon within + � a sinew, nerve.] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers.
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Endoparasite (?), n. [Endo- + parasite.] (Zoöl.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See . -- Endoparasitic (#), a.
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