English Words Starting With E

• eluant

  nounC2
  /ˈɛl.ju.ənt/A liquid solvent used to wash or extract a substance from a solid material (e.g., in chromatography).
• eluard

  nounLow (C2/Proficiency). Primarily encountered in literary, artistic, or academic contexts discussing 20th-century French poetry and Surrealism.
  /ˈeɪ.lwɑː/ (AY-lwar) or /eɪˈljʊə/ (ay-LYOOR). Anglicised approximations vary.A specific literary reference to the French poet Paul Éluard (1895–1952), a prominent figure in the Surrealist movement. As a proper noun, it denotes the poet himself or his characteristic style and thematic concerns.
• eluate

  nounC2 / Very low frequency, highly specialised
  /ˈɛl.juː.eɪt/The solution or substance obtained by elution, i.e., by washing out a material adsorbed on a solid phase using a solvent.
• elucidate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ɪˈluː.sɪ.deɪt/To make something clear; to explain in detail.
• elucidation

  nounC1-C2
  /ɪˌluː.sɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/The act of making something clear and easy to understand, especially by giving a detailed explanation.
• elucubrate

  verb-transitiveVery low / Archaic
  /ɪˈluː.kjʊ.breɪt/To produce a detailed written work, typically a scholarly text, through intensive, laborious study and work, often late at night.
• elude

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪˈluːd/to escape or avoid someone or something, especially in a skilful or clever way; to be difficult to achieve, remember, or understand.
• eluded

  verbC1
  /ɪˈluːdɪd/escaped or avoided, typically through skill, cunning, or luck; failed to be grasped or remembered.
• eluent

  nounC2
  /ˈɛl.ju.ənt/A liquid solvent used in chromatography to wash or extract components from a solid mixture.
• elul

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlʊl/The twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, occurring in August–September.
• elura

  nounVery low
  /ɛˈlʊərə/A proper noun referring to a geographical location in India, specifically a cave temple complex.
• elusion

  nounC2
  /ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n/The act of escaping or avoiding something cleverly or deceptively.
• elute

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ɪˈl(j)uːt/To wash out or extract (a substance) from a material, typically by using a solvent, especially in chromatography.
• elutriate

  verbverb-transitiveVery Low
  /ɪˈluːtrɪeɪt/To separate lighter particles from heavier ones by washing them in a stream of liquid, typically water.
• elutriator

  nounVery Rare / Technical
  /ɪˈljuː.tri.eɪ.tə(r)/A device used for separating lighter particles from heavier ones in a liquid by means of an upward flow of liquid.
• eluviate

  verb-intransitiveVery Low
  /ɪˈluːvɪeɪt/To wash out or dissolve substances from soil or rock by percolating water, removing soluble minerals from the upper layers.
• eluviation

  nounC2+
  /ɪˌluː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/The process by which fine soil particles or dissolved minerals are removed from an upper soil layer by downward-percolating water.
• eluvium

  nounC1/C2+
  /ɪˈluːviəm/Geology: loose, unconsolidated rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering that remain in place, directly above the underlying bedrock.
• elva

  nounLow
  /ˈɛlvə/A personal name (typically female), or a place name derived from Old Norse and other Nordic languages meaning 'river' or 'elf'.
• elve

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ɛlv/A mythological, supernatural being, often small and mischievous; a type of fairy, goblin, or sprite from folklore, typically from Germanic or Norse traditions.

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