erg
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~ a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
ergocalciferol
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~ a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
ergodicity
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~ an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
ergometer
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~ measuring instrument designed to measure power
ergonomics
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~ the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
ergonovine
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~ an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion
ergosterol
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~ a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation
ergot
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~ a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
ergot
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~ a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
ergotamine
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~ an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine
ergotism
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~ poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
ergotropism
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~ an affinity for work
Erianthus
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~ genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
Eric Blair
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~ imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
Eric Arthur Blair
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~ imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
Erica cinerea
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~ common low European shrub with purple-red flowers
Erica arborea
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~ evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
Erica carnea
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~ dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers
erica
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~ any plant of the genus Erica