9-letter words containing ep
- epidaurus — an ancient port in Greece, in the NE Peloponnese, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf
- epidemics — Plural form of epidemic.
- epidermal — Of or pertaining to the epidermis.
- epidermic — Of or pertaining to the epidermis or to the skin or bark.
- epidermis — The outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.
- epidosite — a rock formed of quartz and epidote
- epidurals — Plural form of epidural.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- epigenome — (genetics) The total epigenetic state of a cell.
- epigenous — growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
- epigonism — An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- epilating — Present participle of epilate.
- epilation — The removal of hair by the roots.
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epileptic — Of, relating to, or having epilepsy.
- epilimnia — upper layers of water in lakes
- epilithic — (of plants) growing on the surface of rock
- epilobium — a plant from the genus Epilobium, such as willow-herb
- epilogize — to write or deliver an epilogue
- epilogued — followed by an epilogue
- epilogues — Plural form of epilogue.
- epimerase — an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of epimers
- epimerism — optical isomerism in which isomers (epimers) can form about asymmetric atoms within the molecule, esp in carbohydrates
- epimerize — to change (a chemical compound) into an epimer
- epimysium — A sheath of fibrous elastic tissue surrounding a muscle.
- epineural — (anatomy) Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.
- epineuria — sheaths of connective tissue around bundles of nerve fibres
- epinician — relating to an epinicion; celebrating triumph
- epinicion — a victory song
- epiphanic — Having the character of a religious epiphany.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- epiphyses — Plural form of epiphysis.
- epiphysis — The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.
- epiphytes — Plural form of epiphyte.
- epiphytic — Of or pertaining to an epiphyte.
- epiplexis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure seeking to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
- epipolism — fluorescence
- epirogeny — epeirogeny
- epirrhema — the address in Greek comedy
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- episcopes — Plural form of episcope.
- episodial — Episodic.
- epistases — Plural form of epistasis.
- epistasis — The interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another.
- epistatic — (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis, the interaction between genes.
- epistaxes — Plural form of epistaxis.
- epistaxis — nosebleed