Eritrea Eritrea is a country in northern East Africa. The name is derived from the Latin word for Red Sea, Mare Erythraeum, itself derived from a similar Greek language word meaning "red" . The country is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.
	Erle Stanley Gardner Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr. Gardner received his only formal legal education at Valparaiso University School of Law.
	Erlenmeyer flask An Erlenmeyer flask is a widely used type of laboratory glassware which features a conical base with a cylindrical neck. They are usually marked on the side to indicate the approximate volume of their contents. It is named after the German chemist Richard Erlenmeyer, who created it in 1861.
	Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway was an United States novelist, short story author, War criminal and journalist. His distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement and had a significant influence on the development of 20th century fiction writing.
	Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, Order of Merit, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand. He was known as List of people known as the father or mother of something nuclear physics, he pioneered the Bohr model of the atom, in his discovery of Rutherford scattering off the atomic nucleus with the Geiger-Marsden experiment.
	Ernest Solvay Ernest Solvay was a Belgium chemist, industrialist and philanthropist. Born at Rebecq, an illness prevented him from going to university. He worked in his uncle's chemical factory from the age of 21. In 1861, he developed the ammonia process for the manufacture of anhydrous sodium carbonate from sodium chloride.
	Ernestine Schumann-Heink Ernestine Schumann-Heink was a well-known operatic contralto, noted for the great control, tone, beauty, and wide range of her singer. She was born as Tini Rssler to a German language-speaking family in the town of Lieben, near Prague, now in the Czech Republic but then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
	Ernst Heinrich Weber Ernst Heinrich Weber was a Germany physician who is considered a founder of experimental psychology. Weber studied medicine at Wittenberg University. In 1818 he was appointed Associate Professor of comparative anatomy at University of Leipzig, where he was made a Fellow Professor of anatomy and physiology in 1821.
	Ernst Mach Ernst Mach was an Austrian people physicist and philosopher and is the namesake for the "Mach number" and the optical illusion known as Mach band. Ernst Mach was born in Chrlice , Czech Republic. He was educated at home until the age of 14, then went briefly to gymnasium before entering the University of Vienna at 17.
	Ernst Werner von Siemens Ernst Werner von Siemens was a German inventor and industrialist.
	Erogenous zone An erogenous zone is an area of the human body that has heightened sensitivity and stimulation of which normally results in human sexual response. Depending on the individual, this could include any and all areas of the body, but the majority of men and women have common erogenous zones.
	Erosion Erosion is the displacement of solids by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms . Erosion is distinguished from weathering, which is the decomposition of rock and particles through processes where no movement is involved, although the two processes may be concurrent.
	Erotica Erotica are Work of art, including erotic literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with eroticism sexual stimulation or sexual arousal descriptions. Erotica is rather a modern word used to describe the representation of human sensuality and sexuality with high-art aspirations, differentiating such work from commercial pornography.
	Error The word error has different meanings in different domains. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error means "wandering" or "straying", although the metaphorical meaning "mistake, misapprehension" is actually more common. To the contrary of an illusion, an error or a mistake can be dispelled through knowledge .
	Erskine Caldwell Erskine Preston Caldwell was an United States author born in a house in the woods outside Moreland, Georgia in Coweta County, Georgia. Caldwell was the son of a minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. His early childhood was spent moving from state to state across the American South, as his father found a position in one church after another.
	Erwin Rommel Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel was one of the most distinguished Germany Generalfeldmarschall of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname The Desert Fox for the skillful military campaigns he waged on behalf of the Wehrmacht in North Africa.
	Eryngium Eryngium is a genus of about 230 species of Annual plant and Perennial plant with hairless and usually spiny Leaf, and dome-shaped umbels of flowers resembling those of thistles. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the centre of diversity in South America.
	Eryngium yuccifolium Eryngium yuccifolium, or Rattlesnake Master, is a common herbaceous perennial plant, native to the tallgrass prairies of central and eastern North America, from Minnesota east to Ohio and south to Texas and Florida. It grows to 1.8 m tall, with linear leaf 15-100 cm long but only 1-3 cm broad, with bristly or spiny margins and a sharp tip.
	Erysiphales Erysiphales are an Order of ascomycete fungi. The order contains one family, Erysiphaceae. Many of them cause plant diseases called powdery mildew.
	Erythrina Erythrina is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees in the Family Fabaceae and distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The name coral tree is used for many of these trees. Many species of Erythrina have bright red flowers, and this may be the origin of the common name.
	Erythrina crista-galli Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, most notably in California in the United States. In South America, it is known by several common names: ceibo, seíbo, bucar.
	Erythrina variegata Tiger's Claw, Erythrina variegata, is a thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds.
	Erythrite Erythrite or red cobalt is a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula2·8H2O). Erythrite and annabergite2·8H2O) form a complete series with the general formula3(AsO4)2·8H2O.
	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate The erythrocyte sedimentation rate, also called a sedimentation rate, sed rate or Biernacki Reaction, is a non-specific measure of inflammation that is commonly used as a medical screening test. To perform the test, anticoagulated blood is placed in an upright tube and the rate at which the red blood cells fall is measured and reported in mm/h.
	Erythromycin Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic which has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage of atypical organisms, including mycoplasma.
	Erythronium Erythronium is a genus of cormous, spring-flowering, perennials. They have attractive pendent flowers and mottled or unmottled leaves. Many are best grown in shade so that the corms do not overheat or dry out. The genus consists of 20-30 species. The species are primarily in temperate North America, with a few species in the Old World.
	Erythronium albidum Erythronium albidum is a small herbaceous flowering plant in the Liliaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Quebec and southern Manitoba south to Georgia and Texas. It produces short, slender stems 10-15 cm tall, which bear two oblong leaf on each stem.
	Erythronium dens-canis Erythronium dens-canis is a small herbaceous flowering plant in the Liliaceae, native to Europe. It is the only species of Erythronium native to the European continent. It produces a solitary white, pink or lilac flower at the beginning of Spring. The petals are reflected at the top and are yellow tinted at the base.
	Erythropoietin Erythropoietin or EPO is a glycoprotein hormone that is a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in the bone marrow. Also called hematopoietin or hemopoietin. It is produced by the kidney, and is the hormone regulating red blood cell production. Erythropoietin is available as a therapeutic agent produced by recombinant DNA technology in mammalian cell culture.
	Erythroxylum Erythroxylum is a genus of tropics flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. One of the 250 species in the genus is Erythroxylum coca, the source of the drug cocaine and the source of beneficial Coca Tea too. Another species, Erythroxylum catuaba is used as an aphrodisiac in Brazil herbal medicine.
	Escalade Escalade is the act of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders, and was a prominent feature of siege warfare in Middle Ages times. It was one of the most direct options available for attacking a fortification, but was also one of the most dangerous.
	Escalator An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. A moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator, or travellator is a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.
	Escapement The escapement drives the pendulum in a pendulum clock, usually from a gear train. The gear train is powered to provide energy into the pendulum, typically using spring or weights. Without the escapement the system would simply unwind continuously, but the escapement makes this motion periodic, controlled by the pendulum.
	Escapology Escapology is the practice of escaping from physical restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, aquarium and other perils, often in combination. Some escapologists' tricks are accomplished by magic' techniques; others are genuine acts of flexibility, strength and daring.
	Escarpment In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. Most commonly, an escarpment, also called a scarp, is a transition from one series of sedimentary rocks to another series of a different age and composition.
	Eschatology ' Eschatology is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world or the ultimate destiny of human kind, commonly phrased as the end of the world. In many religions, the end of the world is a future event prophecy in sacred texts or folklore.
	Escherichia Escherichia is a genus of Gram-negative, non-Endospore forming, Facultative anaerobic organism, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae. Inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals, Escherichia species provide a portion of the microbially-derived vitamin K for their host.
	Escherichia coli Escherichia coli , usually abbreviated to E. coli, discovered by Theodor Escherich, a Germany pediatrician and bacteriologist, is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of mammals. Specimens have also been located on the edge of hot springs.
	Escutcheon Escutcheon is often the term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. An inescutcheon is a smaller escutcheon borne within a larger escutcheon. The term Crest is often used incorrectly to designate this part of the coat of arms. The term "escutcheon" also refers to the shield-like shape on which arms are often borne.
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	Eskimo Eskimos, or Esquimaux, are terms used to refer to people who inhabit the circumpolar region . There are two main groups of Eskimos: the Inuit and the Yupik . The Eskimos are related to the Aleuts and the Alutiiq from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska as well as the Sug'piak from the Kodiak Islands and as far as the Prince William Sound in southcentral Alaska.
	Eskimo Curlew The Eskimo Curlew or Northern Curlew was a medium-sized New World shorebird. It is believed to be extinct. Adults had long dark greyish legs and a long bill curved slightly downwards. The upperparts were mottled brown and the underparts were light brown. They showed cinnamon wing linings in flight.
	Eskimo-Aleut languages Eskimo-Aleut is a language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. It consists of the Eskimo languages, known as Inuit in the north of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, as Yupik in the west of Alaska, and as Siberian Yupik in Siberia, on the one side, and the single Aleut language on the other.
	Esophagus The esophagus, or gullet is the muscular tube in vertebrates through which ingested food passes from the mouth area to the stomach. The esophagus is continuous with the laryngeal part of the pharynx at the level of the C6 vertebra.
	Esotropia Esotropia is a form of strabismus where one or both of the eyes turn inward. People with esotropia has uncrossed diplopia. The most common type of esotropia occurs in approximately one to two percent of the population. Treatment options include glasses with prism lenses, orthoptics, and/or eye surgery.
	Esox Esox Carolus Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family of order Esociformes. The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pikes.
	Espadrilles Espadrilles are casual sandals originating from the Pyrenees. They are often made of canvas or cotton fabric with a sole made of rope or rubber material molded to look like rope. The rope or faux rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style.
	Espalier Espalier is the horticulture technique of training trees through pruning and grafting in order to create formal "two-dimensional" or single plane patterns by the branches of the tree. The technique was popular in the Middle Ages in Europe to decorate solid walls by such trees planted near them, although evidence exists suggesting that the technique dates back much farther, perhaps even to ancient Egypt.
	Esperanto Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed language international auxiliary language. The name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof first published the Unua Libro in 1887. The word itself means 'one who hopes'.
	Esplanade An esplanade or promenade is a raised walkway area. Although an esplanade can be anywhere, almost all are alongside the sea, a tide river or other large water body. This allows people to walk along the sea front, usually for recreational purposes, whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach.
	Espoo Espoo is a city on the Southern coast of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with Helsinki, Vantaa and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Other bordering municipalities are Nurmijrvi and Vihti in the north and Kirkkonummi in the west.
	Espresso Espresso is a coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot, but not boiling, water under high pressure through coffee that has been ground to a consistency between extremely fine and powder. It was invented and has undergone development in Italy since the beginning of the 20th century, but up until the mid 1940s it was a beverage produced solely with steam pressure.
	Essay An essay is a short work of writing that treats a topic from an author's personal point of view. Essays are non-fictional but often subjective; while expository, they can also include narrative. Essays can be learned arguments, literary criticism, political manifestos, observations of daily life, recollections and reflections of the author.
	Esselen The Esselen were the Native Americans in the United States inhabitants of what is now known as Big Sur on the Central Coast of California. Archaeological and linguistic evidence indicates that their territory extended much further north, into the San Francisco Bay Area, until they were displaced by the entrance of Ohlone speakers some 2,500-4,500 years ago.
	Essen Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located on the Ruhr river, it is the second largest city of the Ruhr area and is the eighth largest city in Germany. Population: 584,295.
	Essex Essex is a Counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches 482 ft.
	Estazolam Estazolam is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is commonly prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia.
	Ester In chemistry, esters are organic compounds in which an organic radical replaces a hydrogen atom in an oxygen acid. An oxygen acid is an acid whose molecule has an - functional group from which the hydrogen can Dissociation as an H+ ion.
	Esther Haddassah, more commonly known as Esther was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus , and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her.
	Estivation Estivation or aestivation is a rare state of dormancy similar to hibernation, but during the months of the summer. Animals that estivate spend a summer inactive and insulated against heat to avoid the potentially harmful effects of the season, or to avoid contact with other species with which they may otherwise be in competition, or for which they are prey.
	Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia , is a country in Northern Europe. Estonia has land borders with Latvia to the south and Russia to the east. It is separated from Finland in the north by the narrow Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the west by the Baltic Sea.
	Estonians Estonians are an ethnic group primarily associated with Estonia and the Finnic languages Estonian language.
	Estradiol Estradiol is a sex hormone. Labelled the "female" hormone but also present in males it represents the major estrogen in humans. Estradiol has not only a critical impact on reproductive and sexual functioning, but also affects other organs including bone structure.
	Estragon Estragon is one of the two main characters from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. His name is the French word for tarragon.
	Estriol Estriol is one of the three main estrogens produced by the human body. It is only produced in significant amounts during pregnancy as it is made by the placenta. Levels of estriol in non-pregnant women do not change much after menopause, and levels are not significantly different from levels in men.
	Estrogen Estrogens are a group of steroid compounds, named for their importance in the Estrus cycle cycle, functioning as the primary female sex hormone. While estrogens are present in both man and woman, they are usually present at significantly higher levels in women of reproductive age.
	Estrone Estrone is an estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary. Its molecular formula is carbon18hydrogen22oxygen2. Estrone has a melting point of 254.5 degrees Celsius. Estrone is one of the three estrogens, which also include estriol and estradiol.
	Estuary An estuary is a mouth of a river with a triangle form, semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater mixes with fresh water. The key feature of an estuary is that it is a mixing place for sea water and a stream or river to supply fresh water.
	ETA or ETA is a paramilitary Basque nationalist organization listed as a terrorist organization both by the European Union and the U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations in their watchlists on the matter. ETA's goal is to create an independence socialism state for the Basque people in the Basque Country , independent from Spain and France.
	Etanercept Etanercept is a recombinant human soluble Tumor necrosis factor receptor. It is is a small protein, with a molecular weight of 75 kDa, that binds to TNFa and decreases its role in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.