English words: ergatandromorph to ernstburkeite
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English words ergatandromorph to ernstburkeite
- ergatandromorph noun: An andromorph ant that is also a worker
- ergataner noun: Synonym of ergatandromorph
- ergate noun: A worker ant.
- ergatival adjective: Of or relating to the ergative grammatical case.
- ergative adjective, noun /ˈɜːɡətɪv/: With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
- ergative-absolutive adjective: Being or relating to a language where the single argument (subject) of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb, and differently...
- ergative case noun: A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.
- ergative verb noun: An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.
- ergatively adverb: In an ergative manner.
- ergativeness noun: Synonym of ergativity.
- ergativity noun /ɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/: The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a...
- ergato- prefix: worker
- ergatocracy noun: government by the workers
- ergatocrat noun: A supporter of ergatocracy.
- ergatocratic adjective: characterized by ergatocracy, ruled by workers
- ergatogyne noun: An ant having an intermediate form between workers and standard gynes.
- ergatoid adjective, noun: wingless, adult and reproductive
- ergatomorph noun: An ant with resemblance to a worker ant.
- ergatomorphic adjective: Having the form of a worker organism.
- ergatotype noun: An additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.
- ergh interjection: Alternative form of eurgh.
- -ergic suffix: Produced or activated by (the specified thing).
- ergine noun: Lysergic acid amide.
- ergism noun: The belief that good works are necessary for salvation.
- ergmeter noun: An instrument for measuring energy in ergs.
- ergo adverb, conjunction, noun, prefix /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/: Consequently, therefore, or thus.
- ergoalkaloid noun: Any of many alkaloids found in ergot.
- ergobalansine noun: An ergopeptine produced by the fungi of the genus Balansia.
- ergobasine noun: ergometrine
- ergocalciferol noun: Constituent of vitamin D₁ and vitamin D₂.
- ergocentric adjective: Focused on work.
- ergochrome noun: Any of a group of toxic pigments present in ergot
- ergocornine noun: A particular alkaloid found in ergot.
- ergocriptine noun: A particular indole alkaloid found in ergot
- ergocristine noun: An ergopeptine and one of the ergot alkaloids, formerly used in the manufacture of the drug LSD.
- ergocristinine noun: Synonym of ergocristine.
- ergocryptine noun: A particular alkaloid found in ergot.
- ergocycle noun: An ergospirometric exercise bicycle
- ergodic adjective /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/: Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.
- ergodic theory noun: The study of the properties of dynamical systems over large timescales.
- ergodically adverb: In an ergodic way.
- ergodicity noun: The condition of being ergodic.
- ergogenesis noun: Growth energy.
- ergogenic adjective /ˌɜːɡə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/: That enhances physical performance (especially in sports or exercise).
- ergogenicity noun: The condition, or the extent to which something is ergogenic
- ergogenics noun: Enhancement of sporting performance.
- ergogram noun: A diagram illustrating work efficiency.
- ergograph noun: An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc.
- ergographic adjective: Relating to the ergograph (measuring instrument).
- ergography noun: The scientific recording of the work done by muscles.
- ergoline noun: A tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives...
- ergolinic adjective: Of or pertaining to ergoline.
- ergological adjective: Pertaining to ergology.
- ergology noun: The study of the psychological effects of work, or of work patterns; especially the causes of work-related stress (job stress).
- ergoloid adjective: Derived from or characteristic of ergot
- ergoloid mesylates noun: A mixture of the methanesulfonate salts of three dihydrogenated ergot alkaloids (dihydroergocristine, dihydroergocornine, and alpha- and...
- ergolytic adjective: That impairs exercise performance
- ergomania noun: An obsession with exercise or work.
- ergomaniac noun: A person who is obsessed with working hard.
- ergometer noun /ɝːˈɡɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/: A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles
- ergometric adjective: Relating to ergometry.
- ergometrine noun: An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate...
- ergometry noun: measurement with an ergometer
- ergomorphic adjective: That changes shape to conform with the body part that is using it.
- ergon noun: Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent.
- ergonal adjective: pertaining to mechanical work
- ergonic adjective: Pertaining to energy, especially the expenditure or transfer of energy.
- ergonometric adjective: ergonomic
- ergonomic adjective: Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
- ergonomical adjective: Alternative form of ergonomic.
- ergonomically adverb: In an ergonomic manner.
- ergonomics noun /ɜː.ɡəˈnɒm.ɪks/: The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.
- ergonomist noun /ɜɹˈɡɑnəmɪst/: An expert in ergonomics.
- ergonomy noun: Alternative form of ergonomics.
- ergonovine noun: Ergometrine.
- ergonym noun /ˈɜː(ɹ)ɡənɪm/: A name for an organized association of people.
- ergopeptide noun: Alternative form of ergopeptine.
- ergopeptine noun: A peptide ergot alkaloid; any ergoline derivative that contains a tripeptide moiety, comprising proline and α-hydroxy-α-amino acids, linked in a cyclol...
- ergophile noun: A person who enjoys working.
- ergophilia noun: The love of work or exercise.
- ergophobe noun: A person who dislikes working.
- ergophobia noun: An irrational fear of or aversion to work
- ergophobic adjective: averse to doing work
- ergoreflex noun: The response, characterised by increase in ventilation, to increased exercise.
- ergoregion noun: ergosphere
- ergosine noun: Any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by Claviceps purpurea.
- ergosomal adjective: Relating to or composed of ergosomes.
- ergosome noun: Synonym of polysome.
- ergosphere noun: A region outside the event horizon of a rotating black hole in which space and time are distorted by shear forces.
- ergospheric adjective: Relating to an ergosphere.
- ergospherical adjective: Relating to an ergosphere.
- ergospirometer noun: A spirometer used in ergospirometry
- ergospirometric adjective: Relating to ergospirometry
- ergospirometry noun: The continuous measurement of respiration and gas metabolism during ergometer exercise
- ergost noun: A derivative of ergostane where the next name part starts with a vowel, often an enol or enone.
- ergosta noun: A derivative of ergostane, often a diene or tetraene
- ergostane noun: A steroid hydrocarbon that is the basis of many natural products
- ergostanol noun: The sterol 3-hydroxyergostane derived from ergostane
- ergostatetraenol noun: Any of several derivatives of ergosterol that have four double bonds, typically in the A- and B- rings
- ergosterin noun: Synonym of ergosterol.
- ergosterol noun: The steroid precursor of vitamin D₂. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the...
- ergosteryl noun: A univalent radical derived from ergosterol
- ergostetrine noun: Synonym of ergonovine.
- ergosurface noun: The outer surface of the ergosphere.
- ergot noun /ˈəːɡət/: Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- ergotamine noun /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/: An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
- ergotaminic adjective: Relating to, or containing ergotamine
- ergotaminine noun: A vasoconstrictor (an isomer of ergotamine) found in ergot
- ergoted adjective: Infected with the ergot fungus.
- ergotherapeutic adjective: Of or pertaining to occupational therapy.
- ergotherapist noun: Synonym of occupational therapist.
- ergotherapy noun: Work as a form of occupational therapy.
- ergothioneine noun: A naturally occurring amino acid that is a thiourea derivative of histidine, containing a sulfur atom in the imidazole ring.
- ergothionine noun: Synonym of ergothioneine.
- ergotic adjective: Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot (in its various meanings).
- ergotic acid noun: An organic compound found in the sporophore of the ergot fungus.
- ergotin noun: ergotine
- ergotine noun: Any of various extracts from ergot.
- ergotisation noun: Alternative form of ergotization.
- ergotise verb: Alternative form of ergotize.
- ergotism noun: The plant disease caused by ergot.
- ergotization noun: The process of affecting with ergot.
- ergotize verb: To affect with ergot.
- ergotope noun: Alternative form of ergotype.
- ergotoxicosis noun: ergotism
- ergotoxine noun /ɜːɡəˈtɒksiːn/: A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.
- ergotropic adjective: Relating to ergotropy
- ergotropy noun: The maximum amount of work that can be obtained from a quantum system
- ergotype noun: An activation marker on a T cell
- ergotypic adjective: Relating to an ergotype
- ergovaline noun: The ergopeptine alkaloid 12'-hydroxy-2'-methyl-5' alpha-(1-methylethyl)-ergotaman-3',6',18-trione
- ergovalinine noun: An epimer of ergovaline
- Ergun proper noun: A county-level city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
- -ergy suffix: work
- erh hu noun: Alternative spelling of erhu.
- Erhardian adjective: Of or relating to Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), German politician famed for leading the economic reform and recovery of West Germany.
- erhu noun /ˈɜːhuː/: A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
- erhua noun: A phonological process that adds rhotic sounds to syllables in some lects of Chinese.
- Eri proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
- -eria suffix: Alternative form of -erie /-ery (“place, shop”).
- eriach noun: Alternative form of eric (“fine paid as compensation for violent crimes”).
- Erian proper noun: An age from 391.8 ± 2.7 to 388 million years ago, a subdivision of the Devonian.
- erianthous adjective: Having woolly flowers.
- eribaxaban noun: An anticoagulant drug.
- eribulin noun: A particular anticancer drug, a synthetic macrocyclic analogue of halichondrin B.
- eric noun /ˈɛɹɪk/: A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
- Eric Cartman noun: A selfish jerk and bully.
- erica noun: Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
- ericaceous adjective: Of or pertaining to the heath family (Ericaceae).
- ericaite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing boron, chlorine, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
- Erice proper noun /ˈɛəɹɪtʃeɪ/: A town and commune of the province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy.
- ericetal adjective: Growing on moors.
- Erich proper noun: A surname from German.
- ericinol noun: A colourless oil (quickly becoming brown) with a pleasant odour, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.
- ericius noun: hedgehog
- erick noun: Alternative form of eric (“fine paid as compensation for violent crimes”).
- Ericka proper noun: A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Erica and Erika.
- Ericksen proper noun: A surname.
- Erickson proper noun /ˈɛɹɪksən/: A surname from Nordic
- Ericksonian adjective /ˌɛɹɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to Milton Hyland Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.
- ericlaxmanite noun: A rare copper arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂.
- ericoid adjective, noun: Of plant leaves, small, often leathery, usually needle-like or scale-like, non-deciduous, and generally adapted to poor soils and arid conditions, such as...
- ericolin noun: A glucoside found in the bearberry (and other ericaceous plants).
- Ericson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Ericsson proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
- ericssonite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic reddish black mineral containing barium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
- Eridanid noun: A meteor in a meteor shower appearing to originate from Eridanus.
- Eridanus proper noun /əˈrɪdənəs/: A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
- Eridge proper noun: A small village in Rotherfield parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5434).
- Eridian adjective, noun /ɛˈrɪdiən/: Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Eris.
- -eridine suffix /ˈɛ.ɹɪ.diːn/: Used to form names of pethidine derivatives used as analgesics.
- Eridu proper noun: An ancient Sumerian city in modern Iraq; modern Tell Abu Shahrain.
- Erie noun, suffix /ˈɪɹi/: Alternative spelling of -ery (“place”).
- Erieite noun: A person from or resident of Erie, Pennsylvania.
- erigeron noun: Any member of the plant genus Erigeron.
- eright verb: To invest with a right.
- erigible adjective: Capable of being erected.
- erigonine noun: Any spider of the subfamily Erigoninae.
- Erik proper noun: A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.
- Erika proper noun: A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
- erikapohlite noun: A mineral, the calcium-dominant analog of keyite.
- Eriko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
- Eriksen proper noun: A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
- Erikson proper noun /ˈɛɹɪksən/: A surname.
- Eriksonian adjective /ˌɛɹɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to the thought and theories of Erik Erikson (1902–1994), a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his...
- Erin proper noun /ˈɛɹɪn/: Ireland.
- Erin go bragh phrase: Ireland forever.
- Erina proper noun: A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- erinaceid noun: Any mammal in the family Erinaceidae, the hedgehogs, gymnures and moonrats.
- erinaceomorph noun: Any small mammal of the order Erinaceomorpha
- erinaceous adjective /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- erinacine noun: Any of various compounds isolated from Hericium erinaceum.
- Erindale proper noun: A neighbourhood of the city of Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- eringo noun: Alternative spelling of eryngo.
- erinite noun: A hydrous copper arseniate of an emerald-green colour.
- Erinyes proper noun /ɪˈɹɪniˌiːz/: The Furies; the goddesses of vengeance against serious moral offence (such as oath-breaking), latterly known as protectors of Athens, of pre-Olympian origin...
- Erinys noun /ɪˈɹɪnɪs/: One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.
- eriobofuran noun: The dibenzofuran 2,4-dimethoxydibenzofuran-3-ol present in loquat fruit
- eriocarpin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- eriocaulaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Eriocaulaceae.
- eriochalcite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
- eriochrome noun: Any of a range of indicators used in complexometric titrations
- eriocitrin noun: A glycoside of the flavanone eriodictyol
- eriococcid noun: Any scale insect in the family Eriococcidae.
- eriocraniid noun: Any moth in the family Eriocraniidae.
- eriodictyol noun: A flavanone, found in yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) and other plants, that masks bitter tastes.
- eriodyctiol noun: A particular flavonoid found in basil, oregano and thyme
- erioglaucine noun: A particular blue triarylmethane dye
- eriometer noun: An optical device used to measure the diameters of fibres such as wool
- erionite noun: A zeolite mineral with a molecular structure similar to chabazite, usually found in weathered volcanic ash.
- eriophorum noun: The cottongrass plant.
- eriophyid noun: Any mite in the family Eriophyidae.
- eriophyllous adjective: Synonym of dasyphyllous.
- eriophyoid noun: Any herbivorous mite of the superfamily Eriophyoidea
- eriosomatid noun: Any aphid in the family Eriosomatidae, now considered to be the subfamily Eriosomatinae.
- eriospermaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Eriospermaceae.
- eriphiid noun: Any crab in the family Eriphiidae.
- eriptychiid noun: Any extinct vertebrate of the order †Eriptychiida
- Eriq proper noun: A male given name, variant of Eric.
- Eris proper noun /ˈɪəɹɪs/: The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of...
- -erisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard form of erization.
- -erise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard form of -erize.
- Erisian adjective /əˈɹɪʒ.ən/: Of or relating to Eris.
- Eriskay proper noun /ˈɛɹɪskeɪ/: An island and community council area in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, between South Uist and Barra.
- Erisman proper noun: A surname.
- erisophake noun: An instrument once used to hold the lens of the eye during an operation to remove a cataract
- eristavi noun: Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine strategos and normally translated into English as "duke"
- eristic adjective, noun: Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
- eristically adverb: In an eristic manner.
- eristicophin noun: A particular disintegrin.
- eristostatin noun: A disintegrin present in Eristicophis macmahoni
- eritadenine noun: The purine derivative (2R,3R)-4-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-2,3-dihydroxybutanoic acid present in shitake mushrooms
- Erith proper noun /ˈiːɹɪθ/: A riverside town in the borough of Bexley, Greater London.
- eritoran noun: A synthetic lipid analog used as a therapeutic agent against sepsis
- Eritrea proper noun /ˌɛɹɪˈtɹeɪ.ə/: The modern State of Eritrea (since the 1990s).
- Eritrean adjective, noun: Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.
- Eritrean Catholic noun: A member of the Eritrean Catholic Church.
- Eritreanness noun: The quality or state of being Eritrean.
- -erization noun /ˌɜːɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/: Erhua.
- erizational adjective: Relating to erization (the process of undergoing erhua).
- -erize verb: To add r-coloring; to take on an r-colored vowel; to exhibit or undergo erhua.
- erizo noun: A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
- erk interjection, noun: A member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
- erky adjective: Yucky, icky, repulsive.
- erl-king noun: Alternative form of erlking.
- Erlandson proper noun: A surname.
- erlang noun: A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.
- Erlanger proper noun: A surname from German.
- Erlanger's gazelle noun: Gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
- Erlbaum proper noun: A surname
- Erle proper noun: A male given name from English.
- erlenmeyer noun: An Erlenmeyer flask.
- Erlenmeyer flask noun: A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.
- Erler proper noun: A surname.
- Erlewine proper noun: A surname.
- erlianite noun: An orthorhombic black mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
- erlichmanite noun: An isometric-diploidal gray white mineral containing osmium and sulfur.
- erlizumab noun: A recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody developed to treat heart attack, stroke, and traumatic shock.
- erlking noun /ˈɜːlkɪŋ/: In German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.
- erlosamide noun: lacosamide
- erlotinib noun: A drug used to treat certain cancers.
- Erlynne proper noun: A surname.
- erm adjective, interjection, noun /ɜːm/: Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.
- erm, actually noun: Alternative form of well actually.
- ERM protein noun: Any protein of the ERM protein family.
- Erma proper noun: A female given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irma.
- ermagerd interjection: Alternative form of ermahgerd.
- ermahgerd interjection: Alternative form of oh my God.
- Erman proper noun: A surname from German.
- erme verb: To grieve; to feel sad.
- ermelin noun: An ermine.
- Ermelo proper noun: A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Ermengarde proper noun: A female given name from Old English.
- ermergerd interjection: Alternative form of ermahgerd.
- ermine adjective, noun, verb /ˈɜːmɪn/: A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest...
- ermine moth noun: A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
- erminea noun: The stoat (Mustela erminea).
- ermined adjective, verb: Dressed in ermine.
- erminee adjective: Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.
- erminelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of ermine.
- ermines adjective, noun, verb /ˈɜːmɪnz/: In blazon, coloured with a heraldic fur of a black field with white spots; counter-ermine.
- erminette noun: Any of various breeds of poultry having black and white feathers.
- Ermington proper noun: A small village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England, south of Ivybridge (OS grid ref SX6353).
- erminois adjective: In blazon, ermine with a field or instead of argent (gold with black spots).
- Ermita proper noun: A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- ern noun, suffix, verb /ɜːn/: Alternative spelling of erne.
- erna noun: Alternative form of eRNA.
- ernai noun: A mistress or concubine in China.
- Ernakulam proper noun: A district of Kerala, India.
- erne noun, verb /ɜːn/: A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- Ernestina proper noun: A female given name, variant of Ernestine.
- Ernestine adjective: Relating to Ernest, Elector of Saxony or his line of succession.
- Ernesto proper noun: A male given name from Spanish.
- ERNIE proper noun /ˈɝni/: The machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.
- ernienickelite noun: A trigonal reddish black mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, nickel, and oxygen.
- erniettomorph noun: Any primitive animal of the clade Erniettomorph
- erniggliite noun: A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing arsenic, sulfur, thallium, and tin.
- Erno proper noun: A surname.
- Ernst proper noun: A surname.
- ernstburkeite noun: A mineral with chemical formula Mg(CH₃SO₃)₂·12H₂O.
Part 53 · Part 55 · English words: E
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.