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2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
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☞ In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.
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Erratical (?), a. Erratic. -- Erratically, adv. -- Erraticalness, n.
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Erration (?), n. [L. erratio. See .] A wandering; a roving about. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Erratum (?), n.; pl. Errata (#). [L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See .] An error or mistake in writing or printing.
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A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. Cowper.
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erring adj. capable of making an error.
Syn. -- errant, error-prone.
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Errhine (?), n. [Gr. �; � in + �, �, nose: cf. F. errhin.] (Med.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. -- a. Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.
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Erroneous (?), a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See .] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] “Erroneous circulation.” Arbuthnot.
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Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. Sir I. Newman.
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2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.]
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An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit. Jer. Taylor.
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3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. -- Erroneously, adv. -- Erroneousness, n.
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erroneousness n. inadvertent incorrectness.
Syn. -- error.
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Error (?), n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See .] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.]
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The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson.
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2. A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error.
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3. A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
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His judgment was often in error, though his candor remained unimpaired. Bancroft.
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4. A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault. Ps. xix. 12.
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5. (Math.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
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6. (Mensuration) (a) The difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity. (b) The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error.
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7. (Law.) A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact.
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8. (Baseball) A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base.
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Coloq. Law of error , or Coloq. Law of frequency of error (Mensuration), the law which expresses the relation between the magnitude of an error and the frequency with which that error will be committed in making a large number of careful measurements of a quantity. -- Coloq. Probable error . (Mensuration) See under . -- Coloq. Writ of error (Law), an original writ, which lies after judgment in an action at law, in a court of record, to correct some alleged error in the proceedings, or in the judgment of the court. Bouvier. Burrill.

Syn. -- Mistake; fault; blunder; failure; fallacy; delusion; hallucination; sin. See .
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Errorful (?), a. Full of error; wrong. Foxe.
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Errorist, n. One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.
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Ers (?), n. [F., fr. L. ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.] (Bot.) The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).
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Erse (ẽrs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
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Erse, a. Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.
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Ersh (ẽrsh), n. See .
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Erst (ẽrst), adv. [Orig. superlative of ere; AS. ǣrest. See .] [Archaic] 1. First. Chaucer.
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2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer.
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Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe. A. W. Ward.
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Coloq. At erst , at first; at the beginning. -- Coloq. Now at erst , at this present time. Chaucer.
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Erstwhile (-hwīl), adv. Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [Archaic]

{ Erubescence (?; 135), Erubescency (?), } n. [L. erubescentia: cf. F. érubescence.] The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.
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Erubescent (?), a. [L. erubescens, p. pr. erubescere to grow red; e out + rubescere. See .] Red, or reddish; blushing. Johnson.
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Erubescite (?), n. (Min.) See .
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Eruca (?), n.; pl. Erucæ (#). [L., a caterpillar, also, a sort of colewort.] (Zoöl.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
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Erucic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.
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Erucifrom (?), a. [Eruca + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvæ.

{ Eruct (?), Eructate (?) }, v. t. [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. éructer.] To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] Howell.
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Eructation (?), n. [L. eructatio: cf. F. éructation.] 1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
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2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
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Erudiate (?), v. t. [L. erudire.] To instruct; to educate; to teach. [Obs.]
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The skillful goddess there erudiates these
In all she did. Fanshawe.
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erudite (ĕr�dīt; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. érudit. See .] Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. “A most erudite prince.” Sir T. More. “Erudite . . . theology.” I. Taylor. -- eruditely, adv. -- eruditeness, n.
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eruditeness (ĕr�dītnĕs), n. profound knowledge.
Syn. -- erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship.
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erudition (ĕr�dĭshŭn), n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. érudition.] The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
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The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. Steele.
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The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Literature; learning. See .
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Erugate (?), a. [L. erugatus, p. p. of erugare to smooth; e out + ruga wrinkle.] Freed from wrinkles; smooth.
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Eruginous (?), a. [Cf. F. érugineux. See .] Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust of copper; resembling the rust of copper or verdigris; æruginous.
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erumpent (?), a. [L. erumpens, -entis, p. pr. of erumpere.] (Bot.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
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erupt (�rŭpt), v. t. [See .] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley.
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erupt (�rŭpt), v. i. [See .] 1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some people were taken by surprise.
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2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc.; as, the third molar erupts late in most people, and in some persons does not occur at all.
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When the amount and power of the steam is equal to the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava flood and gives us a small volcano. H. J. W. Dam.
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erupting adj. prenom. currently undergoing eruption; -- of volcanoes.
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eruption (?), n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. éruption. See .] 1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion.
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All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. W. Irving.
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2. That which bursts forth.
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3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
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He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. Sir H. Wotton.
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4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
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Eruptional (?), a. Eruptive. [R.] R. A. Proctor.
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Eruptive (?), a. [Cf. F. éruptif.] 1. Breaking out or bursting forth.
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The sudden glance
Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. Thomson.
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2. (Med.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever.
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3. (Geol.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
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Eruptive, n. (Geol.) An eruptive rock.
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Erwinia prop. n. [after Erwin F. Smith, an American pathologist. RHUD] a genus of rod-shaped motile bacteria, classed among the Enterobacteriaceae, that may attack plants. Species of Erwinia may also be cultured on artificial growth media.
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Eryngium (�rĭnjĭŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hryggion, dim. of 'hryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion, erynge.] (Bot.) A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Syn. -- genus Eryngium.
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Eryngo (?), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.
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Erysimum n. a large genus of annual or perennial herbs of the Old World and North America; some are grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves.
Syn. -- genus Erysimum.
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erysipelas (ĕrĭsĭp�l�s), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysipelas; 'eryqros red + pella hide, skin. See , and , n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), is contagious, and formerly often occured epidemically.
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Erysipelatoid (ĕrĭsĭpĕlȧtoid), a. [Gr. 'erysipelas erysipelas + -oid.] Resembling erysipelas.
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Erysipelatous (ĕrĭsĭpĕlȧtŭs), a. [Cf. F. érysipélateux.] Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.
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erysipeloid (ĕrĭsĭp�loid), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysipelas; 'eryqros red + pella hide, skin. See , and , n.] (Med.) a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. It may start at the site of a wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and severe toxemia. Stedman
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Erysipelothrix (ĕrĭsĭp�l�s), n. [see .] (Microbiol.) a genus of non-motile, rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae. They are facultatively anaerobic and produce acid but no gas from glucose. Members of this genus are parasitic on fish, birds, and mammals, including man. The type species of the genus, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, causes erysipeloid in man. Stedman
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Erysipelous (ĕrĭsĭp�lŭs), a. Erysipelatous.
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Erythema (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to redden, fr. 'eryqros red.] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
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Erythematic (?), a. [Cf. F. érythématique.] (Med.) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.
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Erythematous (?), a. (Med.) Relating to, or causing, erythema.

{ Erythrean, Erythræan (?) }, a. [L. erythraeus; Gr. �, fr. 'eryqros red.] Red in color. “The erythrean main.” Milton.
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Erythric (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin.

{ Erythrin, Erythrine (?) }, n. [Gr. 'eryqros red.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid.
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2. (Min.) See , 2.
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Erythrina (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqros red.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
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Erythrism (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red: cf. F. érythrisme.] (Zoöl.) A condition of excessive redness. See .
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Erythrite (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
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2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also erythrin or erythrine.
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erythroblast n. a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.
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Erythrocebus n. a genus of consisting of patas.
Syn. -- genus Erythrocebus.
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Erythrochroic (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having, or subject to, erythrochroism.
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Erythrochroism (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + � color.] (Zoöl.) An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.
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Erythrodextrin (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + E. dextrin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A dextrin which gives a red color with iodine. See .
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Erythrogen (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + -gen.] (Chem.) (a) Carbon disulphide; -- so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances. (b) A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers. (c) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
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Erythrogranulose (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + E. granulose.] (Physiol. Chem.) A term applied by Brücke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules, colored red by iodine.
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Erythroid (?), a. [Gr. 'eryqros red + -oid: cf. Gr. �.] Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle).
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Erythroleic (?), a. [Gr. 'eryqros red + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.
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Erythrolein (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) A red substance obtained from litmus.
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Erythrolitmin (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + E. litmus.] (Chem.) Erythrolein.
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Erythronium (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � a kind of plant, fr. 'eryqros red.] (Chem.) A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium. [R.]
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Erythrophleine (?; 104), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from sassy bark (Erythrophleum Guineense).

{ Erythrophyll (?), Erythrophyllin (?) }, n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + � leaf.] (Physiol. Bot.) The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll.
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Erythrosin (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red.] (Chem.) (a) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. (b) A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresceïn by the action of iodine.
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Erythroxylon (?), n. [NL., from Gr. 'eryqros red + � wood. So named from the red wood of some species.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See .
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Erythrozyme (?), n. [Gr. 'eryqros red + � leaven.] (Physiol. Chem.) A ferment extracted from madder root, possessing the power of inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar.
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Es n. the chemical symbol for einsteinium, a transuranic element with atomic number 99. The atomic weight of the longest-lived isotope, with a half-life of 276 days, is 254. The first isotope discovered, having atomic weight 253 and a half-life of 20 days, was recognized in 1952 in the debris from a hydrogen bomb test. As much as 3 micrograms of einsteinium were produced by a complex process involving long irradiation of plutonium isotopes in nuclear reactors. Its chemical properties are those of a trivalent actinide element. HCP61
Syn. -- einsteinium, atomic number 99.
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Escalade (?), n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata), fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder. See , v. t.] (Mil.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
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Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery. Buckminster.
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Escalade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.
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Escalator (?), n. [NL. Cf. .] A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade term, which has become the generic name for such devices. Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments such as department stores, and in public buildings having a heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.
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Escallop (?), n. See .
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Escalloped (?), a. See .
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Escalop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See .] 1. (Zoöl.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See .
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2. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See . “So many jags or escalops.” Ray.
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3. (a) The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Hence: (b) (Her.) A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop shell.
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Escaloped (?), a. 1. Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
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2. (Her.) Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales.
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Coloq. Escaloped oysters (Cookery). See under .
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Escambio (?), n. [LL. escambium, excambium. See .] (Eng. Law) A license formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another over sea. Cowell.
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Escapable (?), a. Avoidable.
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Escapade (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr. escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade, fr. scappare to escape. see .] 1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol.
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