E region
— Noun
– English
~ a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
Eucalyptus regnans
— Noun
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~ tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world
Elmer Reizenstein
— Noun
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~ United States playwright (1892-1967)
executor-heir relation
— Noun
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~ the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir
electrical relay
— Noun
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~ electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
economic rent
— Noun
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~ the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
Epigaea repens
— Noun
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~ low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
earnings report
— Noun
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~ a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
epoxy resin
— Noun
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~ a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates
electric resistance
— Noun
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~ a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
electrical resistance
— Noun
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~ a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
electron paramagnetic resonance
— Noun
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~ microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet
external respiration
— Noun
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~ the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
electrodermal response
— Noun
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~ a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
eternal rest
— Noun
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~ euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
exponential return
— Noun
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~ a decrease that follows an exponential function
ellipsoid of revolution
— Noun
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~ a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"
English Revolution
— Noun
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~ the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
— Noun
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~ form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children