ENDOCARDIUM 



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ENTOMOPHAGA 



Endogeng. 



Endocardium, (en-do-kar'di-um). [Gk. endon, 

 in; kardia, heart.] An internal lining to the 

 human heart. 



Endocarp, (en'do-k&rp). [Gk. endon, in: kar- 

 pos, fruit.] The inner layer of a carpel. 



Endochrome, ( en'do-krom ). [ Gk. endon, 

 within; chromos, colour.] A colouring mat- 

 ter found in leaves. 



Endocyst, (en'do-sist). [Gk. endon, within; 

 kystis, bladder.] An inner layer of cells. 



Endoderm, (en'do-derm). [Gk. endon, within; 

 derma, skin.] The layer of tissue, lining the 

 inner cavity of the body in Hydrozoa, which 

 absorbs the nutriment. 



Endogens, (en'do-jens). [Gk. endon, within: 

 gennao, I produce.] 

 Plants having stem and 

 leaves distinct; leaves 

 with parallel veins, the 

 new wood deposited in- 

 side, flowers in 3 or 6 

 parts, and one seed-leaf 

 only; have endorhizal 

 germination, and rarely 

 live beyond 200 years: 

 with one exception, Po- 

 thocites Grantonii, not found fossil in any 

 primary rocks. 



Endolymph, (en'd5-limf). [Gk. endon, within: 

 Lymph, q.v.] A watery fluid in the semi- 

 circular canals of the ear. 



Endophlamm, ( en-dd-flu'um ). [Gk. endon, 

 inner; phloios, bark.]=Liber: the innermost 

 layer of bark, consisting of fine woody fibres. 



Endopodite, ( en-dop'o-dit ). [Gk. endon, 

 within; potts, foot.] A portion of the limb 

 of a Crustacean animal. 



Endorhizal, (en-dor-i'zal). [Gk. endon, within ; 

 rkiza, root] In plants, having the radicle 

 protruded from within the embryo in ger- 

 mination. 



Endosarc, (en'do-sark). [Gk. endon, inner; 

 sarx, flesh.] The inner layer-of Amsebae. 



Endoskeleton, (en-do-skel'e-tou). [Gk. endon, 

 iiwier; skeletos, skeleton.] The internal 

 central skeleton of Vertebrate animals. 



Endosmometer, (en-dos-mom'e-ter). [Endos- 

 mose and Meter, g.v.] An apparatus for the 

 illustration and measurement of endosmosis. 



Endosmose, (en'dos-mos). [Gk. endon, within ; 

 os,nos, thrusting, from otlio, I thrust.]=En- 

 dosmosis: if a membrane be placed between 

 two mixable liquids of different densities, 

 some of each will pass through, but more of 

 one than of the other. The transfer of that 

 which passes more rapidly is called endos- 

 mose; of the other, exosmose. 



Endosmotio, (en-dos-m6'tik). [Endosmose, 

 q.v.] Connected with endosmose, q.v. 



Endosperm,(en'd5-spgrm). [Gk. endon, within; 

 sperma, seed.] A mass of tissue in which 

 the embryos of seed-bearing plants are im- 

 bedded. 



Endostyle. (en'do-stTl). [Gk. endon, within; 

 stj/los, pillar.] A long fold in the pharynx 

 of Ascidians. 



Energy, (en'gr-ji). [Energeia, the Greek word.] 

 Power of doing work. Used as equivalent 

 to force q.v., but implying no theory as to 



q. 



in 



its origin. Actual #.=Dynamic E.=Vis 



mv 

 viva=~2-: capacity for doing work; the 



force present in a moving body, where m= 



mass and r=velocity. Possible E. = Potential 



E. =Tension : capacity for doing work. Kine- 



tic E. =Energy of motion= Actual energy.Q v. 

 Engine, (en'jin). [L. ingenium, cleverness.] 



Any mechanical contrivance, or combination 



of machinery; sometimes used specially for 



steam engine. Steam E.: a machine for 



utilising and applying the expansive power 



of steam. 

 Engineering, (en-jin-e'ring). [Engine, q.v.] 



The art of applying machinery, and con- 



structing large works of any kind. Civil E.: 



the art of constructing bridges, docks, and 



public works generally. 

 English bond. v. Bond. 

 Engraulis= Anchovy, q.v. 

 Engraving, (en-grii'ving). [Graver, the French 



word.] 1. The art of cutting figures on wood, 



metals, gems, &c., for ornament. 2. The 



same on metal plates for printing from. 



Wood l?.=Wood-cutting, q.v. 

 Enharmonic, ( en-har-mon'ik ). [Harmonic, 

 .v.] E. scale: one proceeding by small 

 ntervals, such as quarter tones. E. interval: 



a small interval, such as between D sharp 



and E flat, or A sharp and B flat. 

 Enif=E. Pegasi: a star in the constellation 



Pegasus. 



Enneoctonus. E. collurio=Tled-backed shrike. 

 Ensiform, ( en'si-form ). [ L. ensis, sword; 



/oria,form.J Sword-shaped: used of leaves, 



bones, and processes 



generally, that are more 



or less sword-shaped. 

 Entablature, (en-tab'la- 



tar). The horizontal 



portion of an order, q. v. t 



i ncluding cornice, frieze , 



and architrave, which 



is supported by the 



columns. 

 Entellus a= Semnopithe- Entablature. 



cus: the sacred monkey of the Hindoos, 



found only in S. Asia. 

 Enteric, (en-terlk). [Gk. enteron, intestine.] 



Connected with the intestines. 

 Entomoid, (en'to-moid). [Gk. entomon, insect; 



eidos, form.] Insect-like: having the form of 



an insect. 

 Entomolite, ( en-tom'o-lit ). [Gk. entomon, 



insect; lithos t stone.] A general term for a 



fossil insect. 

 Entomology, (en-to-mol'o-ji). [Gk. entomon. 



insect; logos, discourse. ] The science of insect 



life. v. Zoology. 

 Entomophaga, (en-tom-ofa-ga). [Gk. entomon, 



insect; phago, I eat.] 1. An extensive arid 



varied division of Marsupialia, feeding ou 



insects. 



( Ambulatoria=Thyrmecobius. 

 = J Saltatoria=Perameles, &c., q.v. 

 ( Scansoria=Didelphis, q.v. 



Eepresented by the kangaroo. 2. A sub- 



division of Hymenoptera, whose larva? are 



parasitic within other insects. 



