Encyclopedian Dictionary

etymology

Pronunciation key

( et′ə-mol′ə-ji )

et•y•mol•o•gy

n. [pl. ETYMOLOGIES (-jiz)]

[Fr. étymologie; L. etymologia; Gr. etamologia see ETYMON and -LOGY].

Study of a word's origin and development, tracing it as far back as known possible typically by comparative linguistics.
Dictionary etymologies are given in brackets following the part-of-speech label.
Branch of linguistics that focus on the origin and development of words.

Abbreviated as etym. etymol., ety.

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ethyl hydride

ethyl hydride

Ethane.

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eq.,

eq.

equal.
equalizer.
equation.
equator.
equivalent.

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e.g.

e.g.

[L. exempli gratia].

for the sake of an example.
for example.

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eft ( newt or small lizard )

Pronunciation key

( eft )

eft

[ME. euete AS. efeta; older, dial., & literary form of newt].

A small lizard or newt.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Amphibia – Amphibians
Order	Caudata – Salamanders
Family	Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 – Salamanders, Newts
Genus	Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820 – Eastern Newts, North American Newts
Direct Children:
Species	Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880) – Black-spotted Newt
Species	Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941) – Striped Newt
Species	Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) – Eastern Newt, triton vert

References and Further Reading

Notophthalmus, Rafinesque, 1820, Taxonomic Serial No.: 173614

Red-spotted Newt / Red Eft, A newt can avoid predators by secreting toxic substances through its skin.

Eastern/Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

effloresce

Pronunciation key

( ef′lô-res′ )
( ef′lō-res′ )

ef•flo•resce

v.i. [EFFLORESCED (-rest′) EFFLORESCING]

[L. efflorescere to blossom, flourish < ex- out + florescere to begin to blossom < florere, to blossom < flos, floris a flower].

To blossom outwardly, flowering.

In chemistry, to transform from a crystalline to a powdery state through loss of the water of crystallization.
Powder or crust that forms in the process.

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eʼer

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( âr )

eʼer

adv.

[Poetic].

ever.