English Words Starting With E

• elasticate

  verbC2
  /ɪˈlæstɪkeɪt/To make something elastic or stretchable by inserting elastic material.
• elasticity

  nounMedium (common in technical, academic, and business contexts; less frequent in everyday conversation)
  /ˌiː.læsˈtɪs.ə.ti/The ability of a material or object to return to its original shape after being stretched or deformed; the capacity for flexibility and resilience under pressure.
• elasticize

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ɪˈlas.tɪ.saɪz/To make something elastic; to add stretchiness or flexibility to a material.
• elastin

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlastɪn/A fibrous protein that gives elasticity to tissues in vertebrates, particularly in skin, lungs, and blood vessels.
• elastomer

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlastəmə/A polymer (material) with elastic properties; a type of rubber.
• elastoplast

  nounMid-frequency
  /ɪˈlastəplɑːst/A brand name for a type of adhesive bandage or sticking plaster used to cover small wounds.
• elat

  nounC2/Rare
  /ɪˈleɪt/to make someone feel very happy, proud, or excited
• elate

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC2
  /ɪˈleɪt/To make someone extremely happy or joyful, to fill with high spirits or delight.
• elater

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlətə/A springing structure or organ found in certain plants and fungi, especially in mosses and liverworts, that aids in spore dispersal.
• elaterid

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ɪˈlætərɪd/A beetle of the family Elateridae, commonly known as click beetles or skipjacks, characterized by their ability to snap and propel themselves into the air.
• elaterin

  nounC2
  /ˈɛlətərɪn/A bitter, crystalline, toxic substance obtained from the juice of the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium), used in medicine as a purgative.
• elaterite

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈlatərʌɪt/A soft, elastic, natural hydrocarbon substance, also called 'mineral rubber' or 'elastic bitumen'.
• elaterium

  nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
  /ˌɛləˈtɪərɪəm/A powerful cathartic drug prepared from the juice of the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium), used historically as a purgative.
• elation

  nounC1
  /ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/A feeling of great happiness and excitement, typically as a result of a success or unexpected positive event.
• elative

  adjectivenounRare
  /ˈiːlətɪv/(in grammar) a case or form expressing motion out of or away from something.
• elazig

  nounLow (proper noun, geographical reference)
  /ɛləˈzɪə/A city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.
• elaˈsticity

  nounC1
  /ˌiː.læˈstɪs.ə.ti/The ability of an object or material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
• elba

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈɛlbə/An island off the western coast of Italy, historically known as the first place of exile for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814.
• elbasan

  nounVery low
  /ˈɛlbəsæn/A city and district in central Albania.
• elbe

  nounLow
  /ɛlb/A major river in Central Europe, flowing from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea.

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