English Words Starting With E

• ecumenicalism

  nounLow
  /ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəlɪz(ə)m/The principle or aim of promoting unity among different Christian denominations.
• ecumenicism

  nounC2
  /ˌɛkjʊˈmɛnɪsɪz(ə)m/The principle or aim of promoting unity among different Christian churches or denominations worldwide.
• ecumenicist

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌɛkjʊˈmɛnɪsɪst/A person who actively promotes or works for Christian unity and cooperation among different denominations.
• ecumenicity

  nounC2
  /ˌɛk.jʊ.məˈnɪs.ə.ti/The principle, movement, or quality of promoting unity among different Christian denominations.
• ecumenics

  nounC1/C2 (Advanced)
  /ˌɛkjʊˈmɛnɪks/The study of principles and practices aimed at promoting unity among different Christian denominations.
• ecumenism

  nounC2
  /ɪˈkjuːmənɪz(ə)m/The principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches.
• ecurie

  nounC2
  /ˈɛkjʊri/A building for the housing and care of horses, typically containing stalls.
• eczema

  nounC1
  /ˈɛksɪmə/A medical condition in which patches of skin become rough, inflamed, and itchy, often with blisters.
• eda

  nounRare/Archaic
  /ˈiːdə/Food; nourishment; provisions.
• edacity

  nounRare / Literary
  /ɪˈdæs.ə.ti/The condition or quality of being voracious, excessively greedy, or having an insatiable appetite, especially for food.
• edam

  nounC1
  /ˈiːdæm/A mild, semi-hard yellow cheese originating from the Netherlands, traditionally sold in pale yellow wax-coated spheres or blocks.
• edamame

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌed.əˈmɑː.meɪ/Immature soybeans in the pod, typically boiled or steamed, and often served as an appetizer or snack.
• edaphic climax

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈdæf.ɪk ˈklaɪ.mæks/The stable, self-perpetuating community of plants and animals that develops on a particular soil type as the final stage of ecological succession, determined by soil factors like pH, texture, and nutrients.
• edaphon

  nounC1-C2 / Extremely Rare / Very Technical
  /ˈɛdəfɒn/The collective term for all the organisms living in the soil, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, microarthropods, and other microscopic life.
• edberg

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdbɜːɡ/A surname of Swedish origin.
• edda

  nounC2
  /ˈɛdə/The name for either of two medieval Icelandic literary works fundamental to Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legend.
• eddery

  nounObsolete / Extremely Rare
  /ˈɛdəri/A nursery for eels; a location where young eels are kept or reared.
• eddington

  nounLow
  /ˈɛdɪŋtən/A proper noun referring to the English astrophysicist Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882–1944), known for his work on stellar structure and relativity.
• eddington limit

  nounC2
  /ˈɛdɪŋtən ˈlɪmɪt/The theoretical maximum luminosity a star or accretion disk can achieve before radiation pressure overcomes gravitational attraction, causing material to be expelled.
• eddo

  nounLow
  /ˈɛdəʊ/A tropical plant (Colocasia esculenta) cultivated for its edible starchy tubers (corms), similar to a taro.

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