es
- n a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- n a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
- n a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- n the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- n the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
- n the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
esaki
- n physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)
esau
- n (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
escadrille
- n a small squadron
- n an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
escalade
- n an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
- v climb up and over
They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination
escalation
- n an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
higher wages caused an escalation of prices
there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
escalator
- n a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
- n a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt