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Ermine, ( er'min ). [ Hermine, the French 

 name.J = Mustella 

 erminea : a small 

 weasel-like animal 

 belonging to Muste- 

 lidae, q.v. E. moth 

 =Yponomeuta pa- 

 della : a social in- 

 sect. 



Erodium , ( e - ro'di - 

 um). [Gk. erodios, 

 heron. ] = Stork's Ermine. 



bill: an herb, belonging to Geraniacese, 

 named from the form of the fruit. 



Erophila, (e-rofi-la). [Gk. er, the spring; 

 philo, I love.]= Vernal whitlow gr<oss: a 

 small herb, belonging to Brassicacese, named 

 from flowering in the spring. 



Erpetology, (er-pet-ol'o-ji). [Gk. herpeton, 

 serpent; logos, discourse.]=Herpetology, q.v. 



Errantia, (er-ran'shi-a). [L. erro, I wander. J 

 Sea-mice, Sea-worms, &c.: free annelides, 

 belonging to Chsetophora, named from being 

 capable of active movement. 



Ersbyite, (ers'bi-it). A mineral, chiefly sili- 

 cate of aluminum and calcium. 



Erubescite, ( er-u-bes'it ). [L. erubesco, I grow 

 red.] One of the copper group of minerals, 

 crystallising in cubes, chiefly sulphide of cop- 

 per and iron, named from its iridescence. 



Eruca, (e-ru'ka). [L. uro, I burn.]=White 

 mustard=Sinapis alba, q.v.: an herb belong- 

 ing to Brassicaceaj. 



Erucic acid, (e-ru'sik). [Eruca, q.v. ]=Co2 

 H^Oa: an acid of the oleic series, obtained 

 from oil of mustard. 



Erycinidse, (e-ri-si'ni-dS). [L.Erycina, Venus.] 

 A family of butterflies. 



Eryngium, (e-rin'ji-um.) \Gk. eryngion, a 

 thistle.]=Eryngo: an herb, belonging to 

 Apiacae, named from its use in medicine. 



Eryon. A trilobite fcmnd in Lias. 



Erysimum, (e-ris'i-mum). [Gk. eryo, I draw.] 

 =Treacle mustard: an herb, belonging to Bras- 

 sicaceae,named from its use in causing blisters. 



Erythracus, (e-rith'ra-kus). [Gk. erythros, 

 red.] E. rubecula=Red breast. 



Erythrsea, (e-ri-threa). [Gk. erythros, red.]= 

 Centaury: anherb,'belongingto Gentianaceae, 

 named from the usual colour of the flowers. 



Erythric acid, (e-rith'rik). [Gk. erythros, red. ] 

 rsCosHgoOu^Di-orsellic ether of erythrite: 

 an acid substance found in lichens. 



Erythrin, (er'i-thrin). [Gk. erythros, red.]= 

 Erythric acid, q. v. 



Erythrine, (er'i-thrin). [Gk. erythros, red.] 

 Cobalt bloom=Erythrite, q.v. 



Erythrite, (erl-thrit). [Gk. 'erythros, red. ]=1 . 

 Psuedo-orcin=C 4 H 10 p4: a tetratomic alcohol 

 obtained from the litmus lichen. 2. Ery- 

 thrine: cobalt bloom; a mineral of the cobalt 

 group, with oblique crystallization, chiefly 

 arseniate of cobalt. 3. A variety of felspar. 



Erythronium, (e-rith-ro'ni-uni)=Vanadate of 

 lead. 



Erythromannite=C4H 10 O4: a crystalline sub- 

 stance; also called Erythroglucin, Erythrite, 

 and Pseudorcin. 



Erythrophyll, (e-rith'ro-fil). [Gk. erythros, 



red; phyllon, leaf.] A crimson colouring 



matter found in leaves. 

 Erythrose, (er'i-thr5s). [Gk. erythros, red. ] An 



orange dye-stuff obtained from rhubarb. 

 Erythroxylacese, (e-rith-roks-i-la'se-e). [Gk. 



erythros, red; xylon, wood.] = Erythroxyls : 



trees and shrubs, chiefly S. American, "be- 



longing to Sapindales, named from the 



colour of the wood. 

 Erythroxyline, (e-rith-roks'i-lln). [Gk. ery- 



thros, red; xylon, wood.) A crystalline sub- 



stance obtained from Erythroxylon coca. 

 Erythrozyme, (e-rithro-zim). [Gk. erythros, 



red.] A nitrogenous substance found in 



madder root. 

 Eryx, (e'riks). [Classical.] 1. In the moon, 



q.v. 2. A reptile belonging to Ophidia, q.v. 

 Escalloniacese, (es-kal-lon-i-a'se-e). [Signer 



Escallon.]=Escalloniads; shrubs, with ever- 



green, resinous leaves and showy flowers, 



belonging to Grossales. 

 Escapement, (es-kap'ment). [P. echapper, to 



escape.] = Crutch : a crank 



which regulates the motion 



of the chief or escapement- 



wheel of a train of clock-work 



worked by the pendulum or 



spring. E. valve, v. Valve. 



E. wheel, v. Escapement. 

 Escarp, (es-karp'). [Escarpe, 



the French word.]=Scarp: a 



steep slope forming part of a 



cliff or of a fortification. 

 Escarpment, (es-karp'ment). Escapement. 



[Escarp, q.v.] 1. A cliff resulting from sub- 



serial denudation. 2. An artificial cliff 



formed by cutting away ground so as to 



form a slope. 

 Eschara. A bryozoan, from Palaeozoic rocks, 



still extant. 

 Escharotics. (es-ka-rot'iks). [F. escarotique, 



caustic.] Nitrate of silver, caustic potash, 



chloride of antimony, &c. : substances which 



burn the flesh. 

 Escherite, ( es'ker-it ). A variety of Epi- 



dote, q.v. 

 Esculetin, ( es-kule-tin ). [Esculin, 5.1?.]= 



CgHfiC^: a crystalline substance, of feebly- 



acid properties, obtained from esculin. 

 Esculic acid, (es-ku'lik). [^Esculus, q.v.]= 



Saponic acid, q.v. : an acid substance obtained 



from Saponin. 

 Esculin, (es-kulin). [jEsculus, g.v.]=Poly- 



i3: a glucoside substance 



obtained from the bark of the horse-chestnut 



=/Esculin, q.v. 

 Eserine, (es'er-in). An alkaline base from 



which blue dye is obtained. 

 Esexuales, (e-seks-u-a'lez). [L. , without; 



Sexual, q. v.] Ferns, Mosses, Fungi, &c. : a 



term used by Lindley for plants in which 



the distinction of sex is not evident. 

 Esocidse, (e-sos'i-de). [Esox, q.v.]=Pikes: a 



family of fishes belonging to Telostei. The 



flying fish belongs to this order. 

 Esoteric, (es-6-te.r'ik). [Gk. esoterikps, inter- 



nal.] Internal": secret, cf. Exoteric. 

 Esox, (e'soks). [The Latin name.] Pike: the 



type of Esocidse. 



