e
- 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
e-bomb
- n a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings
- n (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
- v communicate electronically on the computer
she e-mailed me the good news
e-mycin
- n an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
e. a. von willebrand
- n Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)