10-letter words containing em
- embryogeny — the formation and development of an embryo
- embryology — The branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development.
- embryonate — relating to, or having, an embryo
- embryotomy — the act of cutting up a fetus in order to aid its removal from the uterus
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- emenagogue — Alternative form of emmenagogue.
- emendation — The process of making a revision or correction to a text.
- emendatory — (archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective.
- emeraldine — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of green dyestuffs that have an oligoaniline structure.
- emergently — In an emergent manner.
- emetically — As an emetic; so as to induce vomiting.
- emigrating — Present participle of emigrate.
- emigration — The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
- eminential — relating to the degree of elevation, height, altitude
- emissaries — Plural form of emissary.
- emissivity — (physics) The energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength.
- emittances — Plural form of emittance.
- emmenology — the collective knowledge about menstruation and its disorders
- emmetropia — The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
- emmetropic — Pertaining to emmetropia.
- emolliated — Simple past tense and past participle of emolliate.
- emollients — Plural form of emollient.
- emollition — The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation.
- emoluments — Plural form of emolument.
- empaneling — Present participle of empanel.
- empanelled — Simple past tense and past participle of empanel.
- emparadise — to turn (a place or state) into a paradise
- empathetic — Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic.
- empathised — Simple past tense and past participle of empathise.
- empathises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathise.
- empathized — Simple past tense and past participle of empathize.
- empathizer — One who empathizes.
- empathizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathize.
- empedocles — ?490–430 bc, Greek philosopher and scientist, who held that the world is composed of four elements, air, fire, earth, and water, which are governed by the opposing forces of love and discord
- empennages — Plural form of empennage.
- emphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasise.
- emphasises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emphasise.
- emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
- emphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emphasize.
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- emphractic — medication that closes the pores of the skin
- emphysemic — Relating to emphysema.
- empire day — a former holiday celebrated in the British Empire on May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday
- empiricism — The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.
- empiricist — An advocate or supporter of empiricism.
- emplastron — a plaster containing a balm or medication
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emplotment — (historiography) The assembly of a series of historical events into a narrative with a plot.
- employable — (especially of a person) Able to be employed.
- employment — The condition of having paid work.