English Words Starting With E

• electrovalent bond

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈveɪlənt bɒnd/A chemical bond formed by the complete transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another, resulting in positive and negative ions that attract each other.
• electroweak interaction

  nounVery low
  /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈwiːk ˌɪntərˈækʃən/The fundamental physical theory that unifies the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
• electroweak theory

  nounC2
  /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈwiːk ˈθɪəri/A unified physical theory describing two of the four fundamental forces: electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force.
• electrowinning

  nounVery low
  /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈwɪnɪŋ/An electrochemical industrial process for extracting a pure metal from its ore or solution.
• electrum

  nounVery low
  /ɪˈlɛktrəm/A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, used in ancient times.
• electuary

  nounVery Rare / Obsolete
  /ɪˈlɛktjʊəri/A medicinal paste made by mixing a powdered drug with honey or syrup, intended to be licked from a spoon.
• elegance

  nounB2
  /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/The quality of being graceful, refined, and tasteful in appearance, style, or manner.
• elegancy

  nounLow
  /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡən.si/The quality or state of being elegant; refined grace and dignified restraint in appearance, style, or manners.
• elegiac

  adjectivenounC1-C2
  /ˌel.ɪˈdʒaɪ.ək/Having a quality of expressing sorrow or lament, especially for something past.
• elegiac couplet

  nounC2
  /ˌelɪˌdʒaɪək ˈkʌplət/A poetic form consisting of a dactylic hexameter line followed by a dactylic pentameter line.
• elegiac stanza

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌel.ɪˈdʒaɪ.ək ˈstæn.zə/A poetic stanza of four lines in iambic pentameter, with an ABAB rhyme scheme, traditionally used for elegies.
• elegist

  nounC2 (Very Low)
  /ˈɛl.ɪ.dʒɪst/A writer or composer of elegies, especially a poet who specializes in mournful or reflective poems.
• elegit

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈliːdʒɪt/A writ authorizing the seizure and holding of a debtor's property until a debt is paid.
• elegize

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare
  /ˈɛl.ɪ.dʒaɪz/to compose a mournful poem or song, especially lamenting someone's death.
• elegy

  nounLow
  /ˈɛl.ɪ.dʒi/A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
• elegy written in a country churchyard

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlədʒi ˈrɪtn ɪn ə ˈkʌntri ˈtʃɜːtʃjɑːd/The title of a famous 1751 poem by Thomas Gray; a lament or mournful poem about the lives of ordinary people buried in a rural graveyard, reflecting on mortality and missed potential.
• eleia

  nounC2+ (Potentially Technical/Literary/Proper Noun)
  /eɪˈliːə/Not applicable; this is not a standard English word.
• elektra

  nounLow
  /ɪˈlɛktrə/A proper noun primarily referring to a figure in Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, associated with themes of vengeance and loyalty.
• elektrostal

  nounVery Low (specialized/geographic knowledge)
  /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstɑːl/A city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, known as a major centre of steel and heavy machinery production.
• element

  nounC1
  /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/A fundamental, irreducible part or component of a larger whole, especially in systems, compounds, or abstract structures.

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