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Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.

s of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.

Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; æruginous.

Resembling erysipelas.

Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.

Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin.

Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales. Escaloped oysters (Cookery). See under Scalloped.

A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest.

Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or ethylene; as, ethenic ether.

Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts. Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under Essential. -- Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after etherification. Called also h…

Pertaining to, or resembling, either. Ethereous oil. See Ethereal oil, under Ethereal.

A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.

An instrument resembling the organ in tine and the upright piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone.

Of, relating to, or resembling, the Euphorbia family.

A yellow, crystalline substance, resembling aurin, and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; -- called also eupittonic acid. [Written also eupitton.]

Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin. Euxanthic acid (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin.

Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence. [R.] Hawthorne.

Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.

Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.

One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.