7-letter words starting with ec
- ecap ii — Electronic Circuit Analysis Program. Simple language for analysing electrical networks. "Introduction to Computer Analysis: ECAP for Electronics Technicians and Engineers", H. Levin, P-H 1970.
- ecbasis — (rhetoric) A figure in which the orator treats things according to their events or consequences.
- ecbolic — Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.
- eccles. — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Eccl., Eccles.
- eccrine — of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- ecdemic — noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.
- ecdyses — Plural form of ecdysis.
- ecdysis — the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
- echappe — a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps from the fifth position and lands on the toes or the balls of the feet in the second position.
- echelle — relating to a type of optical grating that splits light into different beams that move in different directions
- echelon — a level of command, authority, or rank: After years of service, she is now in the upper echelon of city officials. Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- echidna — Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- echino- — indicating spiny or prickly
- echinus — any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- echoing — (of a sound) Be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
- echoism — onomatopoeia.
- echoize — to produce (words) that are evocative of sounds
- eckhart — Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), ("Meister Eckhart") c1260–1327? Dominican theologian and preacher: founder of German mysticism.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- eclogue — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- eclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of eclose.
- eco-tax — a tax levied on services, products, etc that adversely affect the environment
- ecocide — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecofact — (achaeology) A biological artifact not altered by humans, but which may be indicative of human occupation.
- ecolect — A language variety unique to a household.
- ecology — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- ecorche — an anatomical model of part or all of the human body with the skin removed, to allow study of the underlying musculature.
- ecotage — sabotage aimed at polluters or destroyers of the natural environment.
- ecotone — the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- ecotope — Ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit.
- ecotour — A vacation tour or package that showcases ecology (wildlife, etc.) or is ecologically friendly.
- ecotown — (UK) Any of a number of government-sponsored new towns which are intended to achieve exemplary standards of sustainability.
- ecotype — a subspecies or race that is especially adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions.
- ecss ii — Extendable Computer System Simulator. An extension of SIMSCRIPT II.
- ecstacy — Obsolete spelling of ecstasy.
- ecstasy — rapturous delight.
- ectasia — (medicine) ectasis.
- ectasis — Dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.
- ectatic — (medical) Of or relating to ectasia.
- ecthyma — a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.
- ectopia — the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- ectopic — occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- ectozoa — any animal parasite, as the louse, that lives on the surface of its host (opposed to entozoon).
- ectropy — (thermodynamics) The overall increase in the organization of a system.
- ectypal — a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
- ecuador — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ecuelle — a covered soup bowl with two handles
- ecumene — (obsolete) All known inhabited areas of the world.
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