explosive detection system
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～ a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
exhaust system
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～ system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
E. T. A. Hoffmann
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～ German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
Euskadi ta Askatasuna
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～ a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
empty talk
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～ loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
Epidendrum tampense
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～ orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
Encyclia tampensis
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～ orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
Edward Lawrie Tatum
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～ United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)
estimated tax
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～ income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability
estimated tax return
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～ return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year
estate tax
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～ a tax on the estate of the deceased person
excise tax
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～ a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
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～ income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
Elizabeth Taylor
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～ United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
Edward Teach
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～ an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
English teacher
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～ someone who teaches English
Eragrostis tef
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～ an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
Edward Teller
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～ United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
equal temperament
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～ the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments"