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enwomb
verbverb-transitiveExtremely rare (archaic/poetic)
/ɪnˈwuːm/to place or enclose as if in a womb; to shelter protectively.
enwrap
verbverb-transitiveLow/Formal/Literary
/ɪnˈræp/To wrap something up, cover it completely, or envelop it, often in a literal or figurative sense.
enwreath
verbVery Low / Archaic / Poetic
/ɪnˈriːð/To encircle or surround something completely, as if with a wreath.
enwreathe
verb-transitiveVery Low (Literary/Archaic)
/ɪnˈriːð/To surround or encircle something with, or as if with, a wreath.
enyo
nounObsolete / Very Low
/ɪˈnʌɪəʊ/A rare, chiefly historical verb meaning to engage in war, to wage conflict; alternatively, in modern gaming context, a proper noun.
enzed
nounC1
/ˌɛnˈzɛd/A New Zealander; a person from New Zealand.
enzootic
adjectivenounC2
/ˌɛnzəʊˈɒtɪk/(of a disease) regularly affecting animals in a particular area or at a particular season, but not spreading beyond that.
enzyme
nounC1
/ˈɛnzaɪm/A protein produced by living cells that acts as a catalyst to speed up a specific biochemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
nounVery low
/ˌɛnzaɪm lɪŋkt ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈsɔːbənt əˈseɪ/A laboratory technique used to detect and quantify substances such as antibodies, antigens, or proteins by using an enzyme-linked detection system.
enzymology
nounC2
/ˌɛnzʌɪˈmɒlədʒi/The scientific study of enzymes, their structure, function, and activity.
enzymolysis
nounC1-C2
/ˌɛnzaɪˈmɒlɪsɪs/The breakdown or decomposition of a substance by the action of enzymes.
enˈgrossment
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ɪnˈɡrəʊsmənt/The state of being completely absorbed or deeply involved in something, especially mentally; the act of occupying all of someone's attention or interest.
enˈlargement
nounB2
/ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt/The act or result of making something bigger in size or scale.
enˈlarger
nounC1
/ɪnˈlɑːdʒə/A device used in photography to produce a larger print from a negative or slide.
enˈtailment
nounC1-C2
/ɪnˈteɪl.mənt/Something that is necessarily involved or required as a consequence, condition, or logical result.
enˈtanglement
nounC1
/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl.mənt/The state of being twisted together or involved in a complicated situation.
enˈtrapment
nounC1
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/The act of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to prosecute them, or the state of being caught in a trap.
eoanthropus
nounVery Low
/ˌiːəʊˈænθrəpəs/A genus name for an early, now discredited, fossil human ancestor.
eobiont
nounVery Rare
/ˈiːəʊˌbaɪɒnt/A hypothetical or primitive living entity representing a stage in the origin of life from non-living matter.
eocene
adjectivenounC2
/ˈiːə(ʊ)siːn/The second epoch of the Paleogene period in the Cenozoic era, lasting from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago, characterized by the emergence of modern mammals and a warm global climate.

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