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eohippus
nounVery Rare
/ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs/An extinct, small, early ancestor of the modern horse, from the Eocene epoch.
eolipile
nounVery Low
/ˈiːəlɪpʌɪl/A simple, early steam-powered device, often consisting of a sealed vessel with one or more narrow tubes from which steam escapes, causing the vessel to rotate.
eolith
nounRare
/ˈiːə(ʊ)lɪθ/a crude stone artifact from the early Paleolithic period, considered one of the earliest known human-made tools.
eolus
nounLow
/ˈiːələs/The name for the god or personification of the winds in Greek and Roman mythology.
eon
nounC1
/ˈiː.ɒn/An indefinitely long period of time, often of immense or immeasurable length; specifically, a billion years in geological contexts.
eonism
nounVery Low
/ˈiːənɪz(ə)m/The adoption of feminine clothing, mannerisms, and behaviours by a man.
eos
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
/ˈiːɒs/Greek goddess of the dawn; used in scientific terminology as a combining form relating to dawn or early.
eosin
nounLow
/ˈiːə(ʊ)sɪn/A synthetic red fluorescent dye used primarily in histology and cytology to stain cytoplasm, collagen, and red blood cells.
eosinophil
adjectivenounC1/C2 (Specialized Technical)
/ˌiːə(ʊ)ˈsɪnəfɪl/A type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system, typically involved in fighting parasitic infections and allergic reactions.
eosinophilia
nounVery Low
/ˌiːə(ʊ)ˌsɪnə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/An abnormal increase in the number of eosinophil white blood cells in the blood or tissues.
eotvos
nounTechnical/Scientific
/ˈɜːtvɒʃ/A unit of measurement for small differences in gravitational acceleration (a unit of gravity gradient).
eotvos experiment
nounRare
/ˈɜːt.vɜːʃ ɪkˌsper.ɪ.mənt/A famous experiment in physics that tested the equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass with high precision.
eotvos torsion balance
nounC1
/ˈɜːtvɜːʃ ˈtɔːʃən ˈbæləns/A precise scientific instrument for measuring gravitational gradients and horizontal variations in the Earth's gravitational field.
eotvos unit
nounExtremely Low (Technical/Specialist)
/ˈɜːtvɒʃ ˌjuːnɪt/A unit of measurement for gravitational gradient, used in geophysics and geodesy.
ep
abbreviationnounMedium
/ˌiːˈpiː/A medium-length music recording, shorter than a full album but longer than a single track.
epact
nounC2
/ˈiːpakt/The number of days by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year.
epagoge
nounVery Rare / Obscure
/ˌɛpəˈɡəʊdʒiː/A method of argument by specific examples leading to a general conclusion; inductive reasoning.
epaminondas
nounVery Low
/ˌɛpəmɪˈnɒndəs/A proper noun referring to a historical figure, specifically Epaminondas, a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC.
epanalepsis
nounC2
/ˌɛpənəˈlɛpsɪs/A rhetorical figure in which the beginning of a clause or sentence is repeated at the end of that same clause or sentence.
epanaphora
nounC2
/ˌɛpəˈnæf(ə)rə/The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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