entebbe
- n a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
entelechy
- n (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
entente
- n an informal alliance between countries
- n a friendly understanding between political powers
entente cordiale
- n an informal alliance between countries
- n a friendly understanding between political powers
enteric-coated aspirin
- n aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
enteric bacteria
- n rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals