9-letter words starting with e
- eddington — Sir Arthur (Stanley) 1882–1944, English astronomer, physicist, and writer.
- edelweiss — a small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps.
- edematose — Alternative form of edematous.
- edematous — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- edentates — Plural form of edentate.
- edge city — an area on the outskirts of a city having a high density of office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, etc.
- edge tool — a tool with a cutting edge.
- edge wave — a wave aligned at right angles to the shoreline.
- edgeworth — Maria, 1767–1849, English novelist.
- ediacaran — of, denoting, or formed in the last 50 million years of the Neoproterozoic era, during which a new texturally and chemically distinctive carbonate layer appeared, indicating climatic change
- edibility — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
- edificant — Building; constructing.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- editorial — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- edmund ii — ("Ironside") a.d. c980–1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute.
- educatees — Plural form of educatee.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- educement — the action of educing
- eductions — Plural form of eduction.
- edumacate — (humorous) deliberate misspelling of educate.
- eduskunta — the Finnish parliament in Helsinki
- edward ii — 1284–1327, king of England 1307–27 (son of Edward I).
- edward iv — 1442–83, king of England 1461–70, 1471–1483: 1st king of the house of York.
- edward vi — 1537–53, king of England 1547–53 (son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour).
- edwardian — of or relating to the reign of Edward VII.
- eelblenny — any of several eellike fishes of the genus Lumpenus, of the prickleback family, found in subarctic coastal waters.
- eerieness — Alternative spelling of eeriness.
- efavirenz — a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used with other medications to treat HIV infection in patients who have or do not have AIDS.
- effecting — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- effection — Creation; a doing.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- effectors — Plural form of effector.
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- efference — conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent).
- efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- effingham — a town in central Illinois.
- effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
- effluents — Plural form of effluent.
- effluvial — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- effluvium — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- effluxion — outward flow, as of water.
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- effulgent — shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
- effusions — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- égarement — confusion