epipelon | (noun) cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae that live on or in association with fine-grained substrata. | - |
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epiphany | (noun) a divine manifestation | - |
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epiphenomenon | (noun) a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon | - |
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epiphonema | (noun) a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said. | - |
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epiphora | (noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. | Synonyms: epistrophe |
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epiphyllum | (noun) any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers | Synonyms: orchid cactus |
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epiphyseal | (adjective) relating to the epiphysis of a bone | Synonyms: epiphysial |
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epiphysial | (adjective) relating to the epiphysis of a bone | Synonyms: epiphyseal |
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epiphysis | (noun) the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused | - |
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(noun) a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin | Synonyms: epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland |
epiphyte | (noun) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | Synonyms: aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant |
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epiphytic | (adjective) of or relating to epiphytes | - |
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epiphytotic | (adjective) (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area | - |
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epiplexis | (noun) a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them | - |
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epipsammon | (noun) Microscopic flora and fauna found on the surface of and/or attached to sand grains. | - |
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hawsepipe | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through | Synonyms: hawse, hawsehole |
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hemiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: semiepiphyte |
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hosepipe | (noun) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | Synonyms: hose |
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parallelepiped | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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parallelepipedon | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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semiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: hemiepiphyte |
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stovepipe | (noun) chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue | - |
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(noun) a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | Synonyms: beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, topper |
stovepiped | (adjective) of or relating to data stored in separate databases | - |
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stovepiping | (noun) retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers | - |
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