English Words Starting With E

• emergency medical technician

  nounMedium
  /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si ˈmed.ɪ.kəl tekˈnɪʃ.ən/A certified healthcare professional trained to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for patients in pre-hospital settings.
• emergency medicine

  nounMedium
  /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/The branch of medicine that deals with the immediate assessment and treatment of patients with acute, life-threatening conditions, primarily in a hospital emergency department setting.
• emergency room

  nounB2
  /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si ˌruːm/A hospital department that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and severe injuries.
• emergent

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/In the process of coming into existence or prominence; newly formed or developing.
• emergent evolution

  nounVery Low (Highly specialized term)
  /ɪˈmɜː.dʒənt ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/A philosophical and biological concept describing the appearance of entirely new and unpredictable properties, patterns, or life forms at higher levels of complexity, which cannot be reduced to or predicted from the properties of the simpler components from which they evolved.
• emergent norm

  nounC2
  /ɪˈmɜːdʒənt nɔːm/A new rule or standard of behavior that develops spontaneously within a group, especially during a time of crisis or uncertainty, guiding collective action without formal establishment.
• emergicenter

  nounLow
  /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪˌsɛntə/A walk-in medical facility open extended hours for treating urgent but not life-threatening conditions.
• emerging market

  nounMedium-High
  /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ ˈmɑːkɪt/A country that is progressing toward becoming more economically advanced, typically through rapid growth and industrialisation, but which does not yet meet the standards of a developed nation.
• emerita

  adjectivenounLow
  /ɪˈmɛrɪtə/A woman (feminine form of 'emeritus') who has retired from active professional duty but retains her title as an honor.
• emeritus

  adjectivenounLow (C2)
  /ɪˈmɛrɪtəs/A person, typically in a professional role, who has retired but retains their title as an honorary distinction.
• emerize

  verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ˈɛmərʌɪz/To treat fabric by brushing it to produce a suede-like nap.
• emersion

  nounLow
  /ɪˈmɜː.ʃən/The act of emerging or coming out from a state of being submerged, hidden, or concealed.
• emerson

  nounB1/B2
  /ˈɛməs(ə)n/An English surname; primarily referring to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, and poet.
• emery

  nounC1
  /ˈɛm(ə)ri/A very hard, coarse rock or mineral used for grinding, smoothing, or polishing hard materials, particularly metals.
• emery board

  nounC1
  /ˈɛm(ə)ri bɔːd/A small, thin, abrasive strip used for filing and shaping fingernails and toenails.
• emery cloth

  nounC1
  /ˈɛm(ə)ri ˌklɒθ/A flexible abrasive material, consisting of emery (a hard, granular mineral) glued to a cloth backing, used for smoothing, polishing, or cleaning hard surfaces, especially metal.
• emery wheel

  nounC1
  /ˈɛməri wiːl/A grinding or polishing wheel made from a mixture of abrasive emery powder and a bonding agent.
• emesis

  nounC1-C2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈɛmɪsɪs/The act or process of vomiting.
• emetic

  adjectivenounLow-frequency/C2
  /ɪˈmɛt.ɪk/A substance that causes vomiting.
• emetine

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈɛm.ɪ.tiːn/A bitter alkaloid drug extracted from the roots of ipecacuanha plants (Cephaelis ipecacuanha).

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