English words: elasmosaurid to electively

300 English words, part 19 of 85 of the words starting with E, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words elasmosaurid to electively

elasmosaurid noun: Any of the family Elasmosauridae of long-necked plesiosaurs.
elasmosaurine noun: An elasmosaurid of the subfamily Elasmosaurinae
elasmotheriine noun: Any extinct rhinoceros of the genus †Elasmotherium.
elassomatid noun: Any fish in the family Elassomatidae, which has until recently been considered part of the Centrarchidae; a pigmy sunfish.
elassomatiform noun: Any pygmy sunfish of the suborder Elassomatiformes
elastance noun: An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
elastane noun: Spandex, lycra.
elastase noun: An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.
elasthane noun: Alternative form of elastane.
elastic adjective, noun /ɪˈlæstɪk/: Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
elastic band noun: A small, narrow loop of rubber or similar material used to hold items or body parts together.
elastic collision noun: A collision in which kinetic energy is conserved.
elastic deformation noun: A reversible change in the shape or size of an object.
elastic energy noun: The potential energy stored in a system when it is distorted or deformed; the classic example is that of a coiled spring
elastic fiber noun: Any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures such as the lungs, the skin, and blood vessels.
elastic limit noun: The level of stress at which a solid undergoes a greater change in strain than predicted by Hooke's law; often followed by necking and breaking.
elastic recovery noun: The ability of a material to return to its original size after being stretched or compressed, as opposed to becoming permanently deformed or shattering.
elastic-sided adjective: Of footwear, having pieces of elastic set into the ankles on both sides.
elastic sides noun: Slip-on boots similar to riding boots with a piece of elastic set into the ankles.
elastica noun: A curve that minimizes bending energy; the shape that a thin flexible rod assumes when its endpoints are fixed.
elastically adverb: In an elastic manner
elasticate verb: To add or wrap elastic around something.
elasticated adjective: Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the...
elastication noun: A process or act of elasticating.
elastician noun: Someone who works with, or studies, elasticity
elasticin noun: Elastin.
elasticise verb: Alternative form of elasticize.
elasticity noun /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/: The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
elasticity coefficient noun: A coefficient that describes the degree to which factors like temperature and pH affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
elasticization noun: The process of elasticizing.
elasticize verb: To make (clothing, etc.) with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it can be adjusted while maintaining a snug fit.
elasticizer noun: A substance that makes something elastic.
elasticky adjective: Resembling or characteristic of elastic, especially in being stretchy.
elasticness noun: The state or quality of being elastic.
elasticotactic adjective: Related to elasticotaxis
elasticotaxis noun: movement in response to elastic forces
elasticoviscous adjective: Having both elastic and viscous properties
elastics noun: plural of elastic
elastin noun: A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
elastinase noun: An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin
elastinogenesis noun: The biogenesis of elastin
elastinolysis noun: The biochemical breakdown of elastin
elastinolytic adjective: Relating to elastinolysis
elastinopathy noun: A disease of the skin associated with genetically damaged elastin
elastivity noun: The reciprocal of permittivity of a material.
elasto- prefix: elastic
elastocalcinosis noun: calcinosis of elastic tissue
elastocaloric adjective: That produces heat by physical deformation (e.g. stretching)
elastocalorics noun: The study of elastocaloric effects.
elastocapillarity noun: elastic capillarity
elastocapillary adjective: That involves both elastic and capillary forces or effects
elastodiffusion noun: elastic diffusion
elastodynamic adjective: Of or pertaining to elastodynamics.
elastodynamically adverb: In an elastodynamic way.
elastodynamics noun: The study of waves in an elastic material.
elastofibroma noun: A fibroma that contains elastin
elastofibrosis noun: Alternative form of fibroelastosis.
elastofluid adjective: Both elastic and fluid
elastofluidic adjective: Pertaining to a combination of elastic and fluidic properties.
elastofluidics noun: The branch of engineering and technology that is concerned with the construction of devices that use the ability of elastic fluids to flow and deform under...
elastogenesis noun: The formation and development of elastic fibre, especially in heart valves
elastogenic adjective: Relating to elastogenesis
elastogenous adjective: Elastogenic.
elastogram noun: An image produced by elastography
elastograph noun: The device used in elastography to prepare elastograms
elastographic adjective: Relating to elastography or to elastographs
elastography noun: A method of detection or classification of tumors based on stiffness or elasticity of tissue.
elastohydrodynamic adjective: Describing the effects of the elastic properties of a liquid on its dynamic behaviour
elastohydrodynamically adverb: In an elastohydrodynamic way.
elastohydrodynamics noun: The hydrodynamics of elastic fluids
elastoid adjective: Relating to elastosis
elastoidin noun: A form of collagen isolated from shark fins
elastokine noun: A peptide derived from elastin
elastolefin noun: Any of a range of cross-linked polymers (of ethylene and other olefins) whose fibres have good elastic properties
elastolysis noun: cutis laxa
elastolytic adjective: That breaks down the protein of elastic tissue
elastoma noun: Any tumour formed of elastic tissue
elastomechanical adjective: Pertaining to the mechanical properties of elastic materials.
elastomer noun /ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/: Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.
elastomeric adjective, noun: Relating to or composed of elastomers.
elastomerically adverb: In an elastomeric way.
elastometer noun: A device used to measure the elasticity of tissues
elastometric adjective: Relating to elastometry
elastometry noun: The measurement of elasticity
elastomucoproteinase noun: A form of elastase that has both proteolytic and mucolytic activity
elastomultiester noun: Any of a range of cross-linked polyesters whose fibres have good elastic properties.
elastomuscular adjective: elastic and muscular
elastophagocytosis noun: The phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue
elastoplast noun: A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid.
elastoplasted adjective: Covered with Elastoplast.
elastoplastic adjective: Exhibiting elastoplasticity
elastoplastically adverb: In an elastoplastic manner.
elastoplasticity noun: The condition of showing both elastic and plastic properties, typically as a result of being stretched beyond an elastic limit
elastoresistance noun: A change in electrical resistance as a result of elastic deformation
elastoresistive adjective: resistant to elastic deformation
elastoresistivity noun: A change in electrical resistivity as a result of elastic deformation
elastorrhexis noun: The breakdown of the fibres of elastic tissue
elastosis noun: The degeneration of elastic tissue.
elastosonographic adjective: Relating to elastosonography
elastosonography noun: A form of medical sonography that interprets the elastic properties of tissue in order to diagnose malignancy
elastostatic adjective: Of or pertaining to elastostatics
elastostatically adverb: In terms of elastostatics.
elastostatics noun: Elasticity.
elastotic adjective: Relating to elastosis.
elastoviscoplastic adjective: Both elastic and viscoplastic
elastoviscoplasticity noun: The condition of being elastoviscoplastic.
elastoviscosity noun: Quality or degree of being elastoviscous.
elastoviscous adjective: viscous, but deforming elastically under short-duration stresses
elastration noun: The removal of the scrotum or the tail of male livestock by cutting off the blood supply with an elastic ring.
elastrator noun: A device for carrying out elastration.
elate adjective, verb /ɪˈleɪt/: To make joyful or proud.
elated adjective, verb /ɪˈleɪtɪd/: Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
elatedly adverb: In an elated manner
elatedness noun: Quality of being elated.
elatement noun: Synonym of elation.
elater noun /ɪˈleɪ.tə/: That which elates.
elaterase noun: The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
elaterid noun: Any member of the family Elateridae of click beetles.
elaterifom noun: Any beetle of the infraorder Elateriformia.
elateriform adjective: Having the form of the larvae of Elateridae
elaterin noun: An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.
elaterine noun: Alternative form of elaterin.
elaterite noun: The mineral wurtzilite.
elaterium noun: Synonym of elaterin.
elateroid noun: Any beetle of the superfamily Elateroidea
elatery noun /ˈɛlətɹi/: elater; elasticity.
elatinaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Elatinaceae.
elation noun /ɪˈleɪʃən/: An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
elative adjective, noun /ɪˈleɪtɪv/: In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority”. In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an...
elative case noun: The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and...
elator noun: Alternative form of elater.
elattostasis noun: The absence of mouthparts, and thus the inability to feed, in some larvae
elayl noun: ethylene
Elazar proper noun /ˈɛl.əˌzɑ(ɹ)/: A male given name: alternative form of Eleazar.
Elba proper noun /ˈɛlbə/: An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
elbaite noun: A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.
Elban adjective /ˈɛlbən/: Relating to Elba
Elbasan proper noun: The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
elbasvir noun: An experimental drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.
Elbaum proper noun: A surname from German.
Elbaz proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
Elbe proper noun /ˈɛlbə/: A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.
Elberfeld proper noun: A municipal subdivision in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Elberon proper noun: An unincorporated community in the city of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Elbert proper noun: An American surname.
Elberta noun: A large, sweet variety of peach.
Elberton proper noun: A city, the county seat of Elbert County, Georgia, United States. Named after Samuel Elbert.
Elbian adjective: From, residing or located by, or pertaining to the Elbe.
Elbing proper noun: The German name for Elbląg in Poland, which was in German hands until 1945.
Elbingian adjective: Of or pertaining to Elbing or Elbląg, a city in northern Poland.
ELBO noun: Acronym of evidence lower bound.
elbow noun, verb /ˈɛlbəʊ̯/: The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
elbow and collar noun: Synonym of collar and elbow.
elbow bender noun: A habitual drinker of alcohol.
elbow bone noun: Ulna, the main forearm bone.
elbow bones noun: plural of elbow bone; ulnae, ulnas; olecranons.
elbow bump noun /ˌɛlbəʊ ˈbʌmp/: A hit to the elbow; also, an injury to the elbow caused by such a hit.
elbow chair noun: A chair with long armrests for the elbows.
elbow-deep adjective: Deeply involved in something, or working on something.
elbow dip noun: A type of dip (the bodybuilding exercise) where one starts with one's forearms and elbows resting on the parallel bars; an easier version of the Russian dip.
elbow grease noun: Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
elbow joint noun: Synonym of elbow.
elbow juice noun: Synonym of elbow grease.
elbow macaroni noun: Macaroni in the shape of a small tube curved into a semicircle.
elbow mentality noun: An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal benefit or ambition, often above the welfare of an organization or...
elbow pit noun: A triangular area on the anterior side of the elbow, the crook of the arm.
elbow plant noun: A shrub, Forestiera pubescens, native to Texas, with twigs that grow perpendicularly to the branches and flowers that resemble forsythia.
elbow relation noun: A distant relation.
elbow rim noun: A decorative protruding construction on an automobile's rim; a swanger.
elbow room noun: Room (space) in which to move or maneuver.
elbow scissors noun: Surgical scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting.
elbow shake noun: Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
elbow sleeve noun: A sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.
elbow tap noun: Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
elbow to elbow adverb: In close proximity, side by side.
elbowbush noun: A flowering plant of species Forestiera angustifolia.
elbowchair noun: Alternative form of elbow chair.
elbowed adjective, verb /ˈɛlbəʊd/: Having bends or corners.
elbowedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of elbow.
elbowful noun: As much as can be held in the crook of one's elbow.
elbowing noun, verb: A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
elbowless adjective: Without elbows.
elbowlike adjective: Resembling an elbow.
elbowroom noun: Alternative form of elbow room.
elbows up phrase: a command to play with physicality in ice hockey, as in the style of Gordie Howe
elbowy adjective: Tall and awkward. (of a person’s body)
Elbrus proper noun /ɛlˈbrʊz/: An inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia....
ELBW noun: Initialism of extremely low birth weight.
elcaja noun: Trichilia emetica, an Arabian tree whose fruit is an emetic.
elcatonin noun: A calcitonin derivative used as an antiparathyroid agent.
Elcesaite noun: A member of an ancient Jewish-Christian sect, possibly related to the Ebionites, in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia.
Elchasaite noun: Alternative form of Elcesaite.
Elche proper noun /ˈɛlt͡ʃeɪ/: A city in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
elchi noun /ˈɛltʃi/: An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.
Elcock proper noun: A surname.
ELCS noun: Abbreviation of extracorporeal life support.
eld adjective, noun, verb /ɛld/: One's age, age in years, period of life.
Eld's deer noun: A deer of the endangered species Rucervus eldii endemic to South Asia.
Eldar noun: An elf, one of a particular group of elves, or an elflike creature.
eldecalcitol noun: An analog of vitamin D, used to treat osteoporosis.
elden adjective, verb /ˈɛl.dən/: To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
elder adjective, noun, verb /ˈeldə/: comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
elder abuse noun: The physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of an elderly person.
elder-blow noun: The edible flower clusters (umbels) of the elder tree (Sambucus nigra).
elder-flower noun: Alternative form of elderflower
elder-gun noun: A popgun made of a hollowed shoot of elder, i.e. a harmless weapon.
elder orphan noun: An elderly man or woman with little or no support from any relatives or any friends.
elder statesman noun: A prominent and respected elderly political leader.
elderate noun /ˈɛldəɹeɪt/: The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
elderberry noun /ˈɛldə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹi/: Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;
elderberry wine noun: A medium-bodied, acidic, dry, red wine with flavors of elderberry.
elderberrying noun: The gathering of elderberries.
elderbush noun: The bush on which the elderberry grows.
eldercare noun: Care for elderly people.
eldercide noun: Synonym of senicide.
elderdom noun: Authority; dominion.
elderfather noun: Synonym of eldfather.
elderflower noun: The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra
elderhood noun: The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
elderish adjective: Somewhat old; elderly.
Elderkin proper noun: A surname.
elderliness noun: The quality or state of being elderly
elderly adjective, noun /ˈɛldɚli/: old; having lived for relatively many years.
elderly care noun: Eldercare.
elderlyness noun: Alternative spelling of elderliness.
elderman noun: A male elder (leader of tribe or community).
eldermother noun: Synonym of eldmother.
eldern adjective: Elder; elderly; aged; old.
elderne gun noun: Alternative form of elder-gun
eldership noun /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/: The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
Elderslie proper noun: A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4462).
elderspeak noun: A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people.
elderwed noun: An elderly married person, especially one whose marriage occurred late in life.
elderwoman noun: A female elder (leader of tribe or community).
elderwood noun: The wood of the elder tree.
elderwort noun: danewort (Sambucus ebulus)
eldest adjective, noun /ˈɛldɪst/: superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
eldfather noun: One's grandfather or forefather.
eldfellite noun: The mineral NaFe(SO₄)₂ that may be used as a cathode in sodium-ion batteries
elding noun: firewood; fuel
eldmother noun: One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law.
eldning noun: Envy; jealousy; suspicion.
Eldomery-Sutton syndrome noun: An autosomal-recessive neuromuscular disorder caused by deficiency of the mitochondrial intermediate presequence protease (MIP).
Eldon proper noun /ˈɛl.dən/: A village in County Durham, England.
Eldonian adjective, noun /ɛlˈdəʊ.ni.ən/: Pertaining to the area around Eldon Street and Burlington Street in Vauxhall, especially involving the tenants rights organization or housing cooperative there.
eldoniid noun: Any extinct animal of the family Eldoniidae
Eldora proper noun: A census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
Eldorado proper noun: A small city, the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States.
Eldoret proper noun: A large town, the capital of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.
Eldred proper noun: A surname.
Eldredge proper noun: A surname.
eldren adjective: Alternative form of eldern.
eldress noun: A female elder.
Eldridge proper noun: A surname.
eldritch adjective /ˈɛl.dɹɪt͡ʃ/: Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
Eldritchian adjective: Of or relating to Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 1959), English goth and rock musician.
eldritchly adverb: In an eldritch way.
eldritchness noun: The quality of being eldritch.
eldship noun: Old age; eld.
ELDT noun: Initialism of Estimated Landing Time, a facet of Airport Collaborative Decision Making.
ele noun /ˈɛliː/: Elephant.
Elea proper noun: Velia
Elean adjective, noun: Of or relating to Elis or Eleia in Ancient Greece.
Eleanor proper noun /ˈɛləˌnoɹ/: A female given name.
Eleanora proper noun: A female given name, variant of Eleanor.
eLearning noun: Alternative spelling of e-learning.
elears noun: The Lisowczyks (Polish cavalry assembled by Lisowski).
Eleatic adjective, noun /ˌɛliˈætɪk/: Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from...
Eleazar proper noun /ɛliˈeɪzə/: Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Aaron.
Eleazer proper noun: A surname.
elec adjective, noun: Alternative letter-case form of Elec..
elecampane noun /ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/: A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
elect adjective, noun, suffix, verb /ɪˈlɛkt/: One chosen or set apart.
electability noun: The capability of a candidate to be elected.
electable adjective, noun: Able to be elected to office.
electant noun: Someone who has the power of choosing; an elector.
electary noun: Alternative form of electuary.
elected noun, verb /ɪˈlɛktɪd/: One who is elected.
electee noun: Someone who is elected.
electer noun: Synonym of electrum.
election noun /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/: A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
election cake noun: A cake served in New England at various events, particularly around the election of officials.
election campaign noun: An organised effort by individuals or their parties to persuade voters to vote for them in an election.
election day noun: The day on which a general election is designated to be held.
election night noun: The evening after an election, during which the votes are being counted.
election of remedies noun: The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.
election silence noun: The practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election.
election threshold noun: A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.
electioneer verb /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/: To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact.
electioneerer noun: One who electioneers.
electioneering noun, verb /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/: Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
electionitis noun: Anxiety, boredom, or fatigue over elections and political campaigns.
electionless adjective: Without elections.
electionlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an election.
electionspeak noun: The jargon or rhetoric of politicians, lobbyists, and commentators during an election campaign.
elective adjective, noun /ɪˈlɛktɪv/: Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
elective affinity noun: A process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a...
elective mutism noun: Dated form of selective mutism (“A severe anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak in some social settings”).
elective share noun: A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
electively adverb: In an elective manner; by choice.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under E: 25,290 words, in 85 parts.