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entameba
nounExtremely Rare / Technical Archaism
/ˌɛntəˈmiːbə/An obsolete variant spelling of 'entamoeba' – a genus of parasitic amoebae, most notably including the species that causes amoebic dysentery in humans.
entamoeba
nounvery_low
/ˌɛntəˈmiːbə/A genus of parasitic amoebae that infect humans and other animals.
entangle
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/To cause something to become caught or twisted in something else, making it difficult to free.
entanglement
nounC1
/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl.mənt/A complicated or difficult situation in which things or people are twisted together, involved with each other, or trapped.
entasis
nounVery Low
/ɛnˈteɪsɪs/A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity that straight-sided columns would give.
entebbe
nounRare / Very Low
/ɛnˈtɛbeɪ/A city in Uganda, located on a peninsula in Lake Victoria.
entelechy
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ɛnˈtɛləki/The state of something that is fully actualised, possessing complete or final realisation of its inherent potential or purpose.
entellus
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialist)
/ɛnˈtɛləs/A long-tailed Asian monkey (Semnopithecus entellus), also known as the hanuman langur or gray langur.
entente
nounC2
/ɒnˈtɒnt/A friendly understanding or informal agreement between countries or groups, often used in diplomatic contexts.
entente cordiale
nounC2
/ɒnˌtɒnt kɔːˈdjaːl/A friendly understanding and informal agreement between states, especially the historic one between Britain and France in 1904.
enter
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
/ˈentə(r)/To come or go into a place.
enter into
verbB2
/ˈɛntə ˈɪntə/To begin or become involved in something (especially an agreement, discussion, or state).
enteralgia
nounVery low (technical/specialist)
/ˌɛntəˈrældʒə/Pain in the intestines.
enterectomy
nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
/ˌɛntəˈrɛktəmi/A surgical operation to remove part of the intestine.
entered hound
nounC2
/ˈɛntəd haʊnd/A hunting hound that has been formally registered or admitted to compete in a pack or a hunt.
enteric
adjectivenounLow
/ɛnˈtɛrɪk/Relating to or occurring in the intestines.
enteric fever
nounC2/Highly Specialized
/ɛnˌtɛr.ɪk ˈfiː.vər/A severe systemic infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi bacteria, primarily affecting the intestinal system and causing high fever, abdominal pain, and other systemic symptoms.
enteritis
nounLow
/ˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/Inflammation of the small intestine.
enterobacteria
plural-nounC2
/ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪə/A large family of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that inhabit the intestines of humans and animals.
enterobacterium
nounVery Low
/ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm/A rod-shaped bacterium that inhabits the intestines of humans and other animals.

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