English Words Starting With E

• ervin

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɜː.vɪn/A male given name of Hungarian origin.
• ervine

  nounExtremely rare/obsolete
  /ˈəːvɪn/A very rare, obsolete or dialectal word referring to the white dead-nettle (Lamium album).
• erving

  nounExtremely low (lexical obscurity/archaic/primarily onomastic)
  /ˈɜːvɪŋ/An extremely rare surname of uncertain origin, not a standard English word with a defined lexical meaning.
• erwin

  nounLow
  /ˈɜː.wɪn/A masculine given name of German origin.
• erwinia

  nounVery Low
  /ɜːˈwɪn.i.ə/A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, many of which are plant pathogens, causing diseases like fire blight and soft rot.
• erymanthian boar

  nounVery low (C2+ / Specialised)
  /ˌɛrɪˈmænθiən ˈbɔː/In Greek mythology, a gigantic, ferocious boar that lived on Mount Erymanthos and was captured by Heracles as his fourth labour.
• erymanthus

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Proper Noun)
  /ˌɛrɪˈmænθəs/A proper noun referring primarily to a mountain range in the Peloponnese, Greece.
• eryngium

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəm/A genus of spiny-leaved, thistle-like plants in the parsley family, typically with metallic blue or white flower heads, also known as sea holly.
• eryngo

  nounRare
  /ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ/A plant of the genus Eryngium, typically having spiny leaves and blue or metallic flower heads.
• erysipelas

  nounC2
  /ˌɛrɪˈsɪpɪləs/A bacterial skin infection, typically causing a raised, sharply demarcated, red, and painful rash.
• erysipeloid

  nounC2
  /ˌɛrɪˈsɪpəlɔɪd/A bacterial skin infection resembling erysipelas but caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, typically contracted from handling infected fish, shellfish, or meat.
• erysipelothrix

  nounC2 / Very Rare / Technical
  /ˌɛrɪˈsɪpələ(ʊ)θrɪks/a genus of slender, rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria
• erythema

  nounC2
  /ˌɛrɪˈθiːmə/Superficial reddening of the skin, typically in patches, as a result of injury, infection, irritation, dilation of blood vessels, or certain diseases.
• erythorbate

  nounC2
  /ˌɛrɪˈθɔːbeɪt/A salt or ester of erythorbic acid, primarily used as a food preservative and antioxidant.
• erythorbic acid

  nounC2
  /ɪˌrɪθɔːbɪk ˈasɪd/A synthetic stereoisomer of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), used as a food antioxidant and preservative.
• erythraemia

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛrɪˈθriːmɪə/A medical condition characterized by an excessive number of red blood cells or an increase in the volume of red blood cells.
• erythrism

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈrɪθrɪz(ə)m/An unusual reddish pigmentation in an animal's skin, fur, or feathers, caused by genetics.
• erythrite

  nounC2
  /ɪˈrɪθraɪt/A reddish mineral, a hydrous cobalt arsenate, Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O.
• erythritol

  nounLow (technical/specialist term)
  /ɪˈrɪθrɪtɒl/A naturally occurring sugar alcohol (polyol) used as a low-calorie sweetener.
• erythroblast

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈrɪθrə(ʊ)blɑːst/An immature red blood cell, found in the bone marrow, that produces hemoglobin.

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