effusivity
A measure of a material's ability to exchange thermal energy with its surroundings; the square root of the product of its thermal conductivity and its volumetric heat capacity.
Effusiveness.

eggbox
A box in which eggs are packaged, usually made from cardboard shaped into a number of separate cups that hold individual eggs.

eggboxes
plural of eggbox

eggshellful
The amount contained in an eggshell

eggshellfuls
plural of eggshellful

eggshellsful
plural of eggshellful

eggspoonful
The amount that an egg spoon will hold.

eggspoonfuls
plural of eggspoonful

eggspoonsful
plural of eggspoonful

eigenamplitude
The amplitude of an eigenvector.

eigenbasis
A basis for a vector space consisting entirely of eigenvectors.

eigenbehavior
Any pattern of behavior that can be measured as a vector of behavioral attributes such that the resulting behavior vectors exhibit stability as eigenvectors.

eigenbehaviors
plural of eigenbehavior

eigencharacteristics
The characteristics of an eigenvalue.

eigencurve
A rigid analytic curve that parametrizes certain p-adic families of modular forms.

eigencurves
plural of eigencurve

eigenelement
A nonzero element m of a semimodule M, such that there exists an endomorphism A on M and a real number r (a corresponding eigenvalue) for which the image of m under A is equal to the product of r times m; i.e. mA=rm.

eigenelements
plural of eigenelement

eigenenergies
plural of eigenenergy

eigenenergy
The energy associated with an eigenfunction.

eigenfactor
A score, given to a scientific journal, that is a measure of its importance, based on the number of incoming citations.

eigenfactors
plural of eigenfactor

eigenfrequencies
plural of eigenfrequency

eigenfrequency
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.

eigengenome
(mathematics) One of a set of left singular vectors of a sequences x genomes matrix that tabulates, e.g., the DNA copy numbers of the genomes across the sequences.

eigengenomes
plural of eigengenome

eigenket
A ket |K⟩ such that α|K⟩ = a|K⟩ for some linear operator α and number a.

eigenkets
plural of eigenket

eigenobservables
plural of eigenobservable

eigenorder
The order (number of dimensions) of an eigenvector.

eigenorders
plural of eigenorder

eigenscore
Synonym of eigenfactor.

eigenscores
plural of eigenscore

eigenstate
A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity.

eigenstates
plural of eigenstate

eigenvarieties
plural of eigenvariety

eigenvariety
A higher-dimensional generalization of an eigencurve.

eigenvolume
A volume determined by molecular refraction measurements, based on the assumption that the molecular packing coefficient is constant.

eigenvolumes
plural of eigenvolume

eightball
Alternative form of eight-ball.

eightballs
plural of eightball

eighteenpence
The monetary amount of eighteen pence.

eighteenpences
plural of eighteenpence

eightness
The property of being eight in number.

eightpence
A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence.

eightpences
plural of eightpence

einsteinium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

ekaaluminium
Alternative spelling of eka-aluminium.

ekaaluminum
Alternative spelling of eka-aluminium.

ekacaesium
Alternative form of eka-caesium.

elastance
An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
The inverse of compliance.
A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.

elastances
plural of elastance

electrocontractility
The contraction of muscle in response to an electrical stimulus
A measure of the power of such contraction

electronegativities
plural of electronegativity

electronegativity
The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.

electrophore
electrode
Any electrophilic compound, often used as a tracer, that can be detected in very small amounts by electron-capture mass spectrometry

electrophores
plural of electrophore

electroptode
An optical fibre connected to an electrode

electroptodes
plural of electroptode

electrosphygmograph
An electric sphygmograph

electrosphygmographs
plural of electrosphygmograph

electrotelethermometer
An electrical device (usually gun-shaped) that can measure temperature over a distance.

electrothermometer
Any electronic device used to measure temperature, such as a thermistor, thermocouple, etc.

electrothermometers
plural of electrothermometer

electrovalence
Alternative form of electrovalency.

electrovalences
plural of electrovalence

electrovalencies
plural of electrovalency

electrovalency
The net electric charge on an ion.
The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.

eleocytes
plural of eleocyte

elevenness
The property of being eleven in number.

elixir
A liquid which converts lead to gold.
A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

elixirs
plural of elixir

emanon
Synonym of radon (“chemical element”).

emirp
A prime number that becomes a different prime when its decimal digits (or digits in some specified other base) are reversed.

emirps
plural of emirp

emissivities
plural of emissivity

emissivity
The energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength.

emittance
The quantity of luminous flux emitted per unit area.

emittances
plural of emittance

emmisivity
Misspelling of emissivity.

emodepside
An anthelmintic drug of the octadepsipeptide class, effective against a number of gastrointestinal nematodes.

empiricals
plural of empirical

endemics
plural of endemic

endoradiosonde
A radiopill.

endoradiosondes
plural of endoradiosonde

endosmometer
osmometer

endosmometers
plural of endosmometer

endurance
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
An ability to endure hardship.
The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.

endurances
plural of endurance

enduraunce
Obsolete form of endurance.

eneclann
The honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc.

energies
plural of energy

energy
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
The capacity to do work.
A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.

energymeter
Alternative spelling of energy meter.

energymeters
plural of energymeter

ennage
The number of ens involved in a typesetting job.

ennead
The number nine.
Any grouping or system containing nine objects.

enneads
plural of ennead