Eu -symbol
- europium
EU -abbr
- European Union
eu- -comb form
- well : easily
- good
- true
eu·bac·te·ri·um [,yü-bak-'tir-ē-əm] -n, adj
- any of the bacteria excluding those included in the archaebacteria or the archaea
eu·ca·lypt ['yü-kə-,lipt] -n
- eucalyptus
eu·ca·lyp·tol [,yü-kə-'lip-,tȯl, -,tōl] -n
- a liquid C 10H 18O with an odor of camphor that occurs in many essential oils (as of eucalyptus) and is used esp. as an expectorant and flavoring agent called also cineole
eu·ca·lyp·tus [,yü-kə-'lip-təs] -n
- any of a genus ( Eucalyptus) of mostly Australian evergreen trees or rarely shrubs of the myrtle family that have rigid entire leaves and umbellate flowers and are widely cultivated for their gums, resins, oils, and woods
eucaryote [(,)yü-'ker-ē-,ōt, -ət, -'ka-rē-] -n, adj
(variant of eukaryote)
- any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles
Eu·cha·rist ['yü-k(ə-)rəst] -n, adj
- communion
- spiritual communion with God
eu·chre ['yü-kər] -n
- a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand
euchre [-k(ə-)riŋ] -vt
- to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre
- cheat, trick
- euchred out of their life savings -- Pete Martin
eu·chro·ma·tin [(,)yü-'krō-mə-tən] -n, adj
- the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes
eu·clase ['yü-,klās, -,klāz] -n
- a mineral that consists of a brittle silicate of beryllium and aluminum in pale yellow, green, or blue prismatic crystals and is used esp. as a gemstone
eu·clid·e·an [yü-'kli-dē-ən] -adj
- of, relating to, or based on the geometry of Euclid or a geometry with similar axioms
Euclidean algorithm -n
- a method of finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers by dividing the larger by the smaller, the smaller by the remainder, the first remainder by the second remainder, and so on until exact division is obtained whence the greatest common divisor is the exact divisor called also Euclid's algorithm
euclidean geometry -n
- geometry based on Euclid's axioms
- the geometry of a euclidean space
euclidean space -n
- a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions (as of straight and parallel lines and angles of plane triangles) apply
eu·crite ['yü-,krīt] -n, adj
- a stony meteorite composed essentially of plagioclase and pigeonite
- a rock consisting of a very basic gabbro
eu·dae·mo·nism [yü-'dē-mə-,ni-zəm] -n, adj
- a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
eu·di·om·e·ter [,yü-dē-'ä-mə-tər] -n, adj, adv
- an instrument for the volumetric measurement and analysis of gases
eu·gen·ic [yü-'je-nik] -adj, adv
- relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
- of or relating to eugenics
eu·gen·i·cist [-'je-nə-sist] -n
- a student or advocate of eugenics
eu·gen·ics [yü-'je-niks] -n pl but sing in constr
- a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed
eu·gen·ist [yü-'je-nist] -n
- eugenicist
eu·ge·nol ['yü-jə-,nȯl, -,nōl] -n
- a colorless aromatic liquid phenol C 10H 12O 2found esp. in clove oil and used commercially in flavors and perfumes and in dentistry as an analgesic
eu·geo·syn·cline [(,)yü-,jē-ō-'sin-,klīn] -n, adj
- a narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usu. with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments
eu·gle·na [yü-'glē-nə] -n
- any of a genus ( Euglena) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae
eu·gle·noid [-,nȯid] -n, adj
- any of a taxon (Euglenoidina or Euglenophyta) of varied flagellates (as a euglena) that are typically green or colorless stigma-bearing solitary organisms with one or two flagella emerging from a well-defined gullet
euglenoid movement -n
- writhing usu. nonprogressive protoplasmic movement of plastic-bodied euglenoid flagellates
eu·glob·u·lin [yü-'glä-byə-lən] -n
- a simple protein that does not dissolve in pure water
eu·he·mer·ism [yü-'hē-mə-,ri-zəm, -'he-mə-] -n, adj
- interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
eu·kary·ote [(,)yü-'ker-ē-,ōt, -ət, -'ka-rē-] -n, adj
- any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles
eu·la·chon ['yü-lə-,kän, -li-kən] -n
- candlefish
eu·lo·gise ['yü-lə-,jīz] -vt, n
(variant of eulogize)
- to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eu·lo·gist ['yü-lə-jist] -n
- one who eulogizes
eu·lo·gi·um [yü-'lō-jē-əm] -n
- eulogy
eu·lo·gize ['yü-lə-,jīz] -vt, n
- to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eu·lo·gy ['yü-lə-jē] -n, adj, adv
- a commendatory oration or writing esp. in honor of one deceased
- she delivered the eulogy at his funeral
- high praise
Eu·men·i·des [yü-'me-nə-,dēz] -n pl
- the Furies in Greek mythology
eu·nuch ['yü-nək, -nik] -n
- a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace
- a man or boy deprived of the testes or external genitals
- one that lacks virility or power
eu·nuch·oid [-nə-,kȯid, -ni-] -n, adj
- a sexually deficient individual
- one lacking in sexual differentiation and tending toward the intersexual state
eu·on·y·mus [yü-'ä-nə-məs] -n
- spindle tree
eu·pa·trid [yü-'pa-trəd, 'yü-pə-] -n
- one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens
eu·pep·tic [yü-'pep-tik] -adj
- of, relating to, or having good digestion
- cheerful, optimistic
eu·phau·si·id [yü-'fȯ-zē-əd] -n, adj
- any of an order (Euphausiacea) of small usu. luminescent malacostracan crustaceans that resemble shrimps and in some areas form an important element in marine plankton
eu·phe·mise ['yü-fə-,mīz] -vt, n
(variant of euphemize)
- to express or describe euphemistically
eu·phe·mism ['yü-fə-,mi-zəm] -n, adj, adv
- the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
- the expression so substituted
eu·phe·mize ['yü-fə-,mīz] -vt, n
- to express or describe euphemistically
eu·phen·ics [yü-'fe-niks] -n pl but sing in constr, adj
- the therapeutic techniques and procedures (as medical treatment) for amelioration of the deleterious phenotypic effects of a genetic defect esp. without altering the genetic makeup of the germplasm of the individual
eu·pho·ni·ous [yü-'fō-nē-əs] -adj, adv, n
- pleasing to the ear
eu·pho·ni·um [yü-'fō-nē-əm] -n
- a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a tuba and having a range from B flat below the bass staff upward for three octaves
eu·pho·ny ['yü-fə-nē] -n, adj, adv
- pleasing or sweet sound
- the acoustic effect produced by words so formed or combined as to please the ear
- a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound
eu·phor·bia [yü-'fȯr-bē-ə] -n
- any of a large genus ( Euphorbia) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the spurge family that have a milky juice and flowers lacking a calyx and included in an involucre which surrounds a group of several staminate flowers and a central pistillate flower with 3-lobed pistils
- spurge
eu·pho·ria [yü-'fȯr-ē-ə] -n, adj, adv
- a feeling of well-being or elation
eu·pho·ri·ant [yü-'fȯr-ē-ənt] -n, adj
- a drug that tends to induce euphoria
eu·pho·tic [yü-'fō-tik] -adj
- of, relating to, or constituting the upper layers of a body of water into which sufficient light penetrates to permit growth of green plants
Eu·phros·y·ne [yü-'frä-sə-(,)nē, -zə-] -n
- one of the three Graces
eu·phu·ism ['yü-fyə-,wi-zəm, -fyü-,i-] -n, adj, adv
- an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
- artificial elegance of language
eu·ploid ['yü-,plȯid] -adj, n
- having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the monoploid number
eup·nea [yüp-'nē-ə] -n, adj
- normal respiration
Eur -abbr
- Europe; European
Eur- -comb form
- European and: European: western European: of the European Union
Eur·asian [yu̇r-'ā-zhən, -shən, yər-] -adj, n
- of a mixed European and Asian origin
- of or relating to Europe and Asia
eu·re·ka [yu̇-'rē-kə] -interj
- used to express triumph on a discovery
eureka -adj
- marked by usu. sudden triumphant discovery
eu·ro ['yu̇r-(,)ō] -n
- wallaroo
euro -n
- the common basic monetary unit of most countries of the European Union
Eu·ro ['yu̇r-(,)ō] -adj, n
- european
Eu·roAmer·i·can [,yu̇r-ō-ə-'mer-ə-kən] -adj
- western
- western
EuroAmerican -n
- a person of both European and American ancestry
- an American of European and esp. white European descent
Eu·ro·bond ['yu̇r-ō-,bänd] -n
- a bond of a U.S. corporation that is sold outside the U.S. and that is denominated and paid for in dollars and yields interest in dollars
Eu·ro·cen·tric [,yu̇r-ə-'sen-trik] -adj, n
- centered on Europe or the Europeans
- reflecting a tendency to interpret the world in terms of western and esp. European or Anglo-American values and experiences
Eu·ro·com·mu·nism [,yu̇r-ō-'käm-yə-,ni-zəm] -n, n or adj
- the communism esp. of western European Communist parties that was marked by a willingness to reach power through coalitions and by independence from Soviet leadership
Eu·ro·crat ['yu̇r-ə-,krat] -n
- a staff member of the administrative commission of the European Union
Eu·ro·cur·ren·cy [,yu̇r-ō-'kər-ən-sē, -'kə-rən-] -n
- moneys (as of the U.S. and Japan) held outside their countries of origin and used in the money markets of Europe
Eu·ro·dol·lar ['yu̇r-ō-,dä-lər] -n
- a U.S. dollar held as Eurocurrency
Eu·ro·pa [yu̇-'rō-pə] -n
- a Phoenician princess carried off by Zeus in the form of a white bull and by him mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon
Eu·ro·pe·an [,yu̇r-ə-'pē-ən, -'pēn] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent of Europe or its people
European -n
- a native or inhabitant of Europe
- a person of European descent
European American -n
- euro-american
European bison -n
- wisent
European chafer -n
- an Old World beetle ( Rhizotragus majalissyn. Amphimallon majalis) established in parts of eastern No. America where its larva is a destructive pest on the roots of turf grasses
European corn borer -n
- an Old World moth ( Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central No. America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and esp. Indian corn
European flat -n
- a flat-shelled European oyster ( Ostrea edulis)
Eu·ro·pe·an·ism [,yu̇r-ō-'pē-ə-ni-zəm] -n
- attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of Europeans
- the ideal or advocacy of the political and economic integration of Europe
Eu·ro·pe·an·ist [,yu̇r-ō-'pē-ə-nist] -n
- a specialist in European culture or history
- an advocate for Europeanism
Eu·ro·pe·an·ize [yu̇r-ə-'pē-ə-,nīz] -vt, n
- to cause to acquire or conform to European characteristics
European plan -n
- a hotel plan whereby the daily rates cover only the cost of the room
European red mite -n
- a small bright red or brownish-red oval Old World mite ( Panonychus ulmi) that is a destructive orchard pest
eu·ro·pi·um [yu̇-'rō-pē-əm] -n
- a divalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare-earth group found esp. in monazite sand
Eu·ro·po·cen·tric [yu̇-,rō-pə-'sen-trik] -adj, n
- eurocentric
eury- -comb form
- broad : wide
eu·ry·bath·ic [,yu̇r-i-'ba-thik] -adj
- capable of living on the bottom in both deep and shallow water
Eu·ryd·i·ce [yu̇-'ri-də-(,)sē] -n
- the wife of Orpheus whom he attempts to bring back from Hades
eu·ry·ha·line [,yu̇r-i-'hā-,līn, -'ha-] -adj
- able to live in waters of a wide range of salinity
eu·ryp·ter·id [yu̇-'rip-tə-rəd] -n, adj
- any of an order (Eurypterida) of usu. large aquatic Paleozoic arthropods resembling scorpions and related to the horseshoe crabs called also sea scorpion
eu·ry·ther·mal [,yu̇r-i-'thər-məl] -adj
- tolerating a wide range of temperature
eu·ry·ther·mic [-mik] -adj
- eurythermal
eu·ry·ther·mous [-məs] -adj
- eurythermal
eu·ryth·mic [yu̇-'rith-mik] -adj
- harmonious
- of or relating to eurythmy or eurythmics
eu·ryth·mics [-miks] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- the art of harmonious bodily movement esp. through expressive timed movements in response to improvised music
eu·ryth·my [-mē] -n
- a system of harmonious body movement to the rhythm of spoken words
eu·ry·top·ic [,yu̇r-i-'tä-pik] -adj
- tolerant of wide variation in one or more environmental factors
eu·so·cial [,yü-'sō-shəl] -adj, n
- living in a cooperative group in which usu. one female and several males are reproductively active and the nonbreeding individuals care for the young or protect and provide for the group
- eusocial termites, ants, and naked mole rats
eu·sta·chian tube [yü-'stā-sh(ē-)ən- also -'stā-kē-ən-] -n
- a bony and cartilaginous tube connecting the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalizing air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane called also auditory tube
eu·stat·ic [yü-'sta-tik] -adj
- relating to or characterized by worldwide change of sea level
eu·stele ['yü-,stēl, yü-'stē-lē] -n
- a stele typical of dicotyledonous plants that consists of vascular bundles of xylem and phloem strands with parenchymal cells between the bundles
eu·tec·tic [yü-'tek-tik] -adj, n, adj or n
- having the lowest melting point possible
- of or relating to a eutectic alloy or solution or its melting or freezing point
Eu·ter·pe [yü-'tər-pē] -n
- the Greek Muse of music
eu·tha·na·sia [,yü-thə-'nā-zh(ē-)ə] -n, adj
- the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
eu·tha·nize ['yü-thə-,nīz] -vt
- to subject to euthanasia
eu·then·ics [yü-'the-niks] -n pl but sing or pl in constr, n
- a science that deals with development of human well-being by improvement of living conditions
eu·the·ri·an [yü-'thir-ē-ən] -adj, n
- of or relating to a major division (Eutheria) of mammals comprising the placental mammals
eu·thy·roid [(,)yü-'thī-,rȯid] -adj
- characterized by normal thyroid function
eu·tro·phic [yü-'trō-fik] -adj, n
- characterized by the state resulting from eutrophication
eu·tro·phi·ca·tion [yü-,trō-fə-'kā-shən, ,yü-trə-fə-] -n
- the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients (as phosphates) that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usu. resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen