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Index to letter E

e-1

Electronic communications.

-ean

Forming adjectives and some nouns.

echino-

Spiny.

eco-

Ecology; the natural environment.

ecto-

Outer; external; on the outside.

-ectomy

Surgical removal of all or part of a specified organ.

-ed1

Having; possessing; affected by; characteristic of.

-ed2

Forming the past tense and past participles of regular (weak) verbs.

-ee

Forming nouns from verbs.

-een

Forming diminutive nouns.

-eer

Forming nouns and verbs.

eigen-

Proper; characteristic.

eka-

Unknown elements.

elasto-

Elastic.

electro-

Relating to, caused by, or connected with electricity.

-ella

Genera of bacteria and algae.

-elle

Forming nouns.

-ellum

Forming nouns.

embryo-

An embryo.

-eme

Linguistic units that are in systemic contrast with one other.

en-1

Forming verbs.

en-2

Within; inside.

-en1

Forming verbs from nouns and adjectives.

-en2

Forming adjectives from nouns.

-en3

Forming past participles of strong verbs.

-en4

Forming noun plurals.

-en5

Forming diminutives of nouns.

enantio-

Opposite, opposing.

encephalo-

The brain.

-enchyma

Cellular tissue.

-end

Forming nouns.

endo-

Internal; within.

-ene1

Hydrocarbons.

-ene2

An inhabitant.

-enne

Nouns denoting females.

ennea-

Nine.

-ennium

A period of years.

entero-

The intestine.

ento-

Within; inside.

entomo-

An insect or insects.

eo-

Early, primeval.

epi-

Upon; above; in addition.

equi-

Equal; equally.

-er1

Forming nouns.

-er2

Forming the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.

-er3

Colloquial or humorous nouns and adjectives.

-er4

Forming verbs.

-ergic

Involving, releasing, or mimicking a specified substance as a neurotransmitter.

ergo-

Work; energy.

-eroo

An informal and often humorous intensifier of nouns.

eroto-

Sexual desire or excitement.

-ery

Forming nouns.

erythro-

Redness.

-esce

Forming verbs, often denoting the initiation of an action.

-ese

Forming adjectives and nouns.

-esis

Nouns of action or process.

-esque

In the style of; resembling.

-ess

Forming nouns denoting the female gender.

-est1

Forming the superlatives of some adjectives and adverbs.

-est2

Forming the second person singular of verbs.

-et

Forming nouns, originally diminutives.

eth-

A two-carbon chain of atoms.

-eth2

Forming the third person singular of the present tense of verbs.

ethno-

A nation, people, or culture.

ethoxy-

The ethoxyl radical.

-etic

Forming adjectives and some nouns.

-ette

Forming nouns.

eu-

Well; easily.

Euro-

European; Europe or European plus another country; Europe; the European Union.

eury-

A wide variety or range of something.

ex-1

Out; upward; thoroughly; removal or release; former.

ex-2

Out

exa-

In units of measurement, a factor of 1018.

exo-

External; from outside.

extra-

Outside; beyond.

extro-

Outwards.

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