Words starting with E

549 words from the Lexfall vocabulary, each with a definition and an example sentence.

early adopter A consumer who embraces new products well before the mainstream.
early warning score An aggregate of vital-sign observations used to flag clinical deterioration and trigger...
earmark To designate tax revenue for a particular purpose.
earmarking The designation of tax revenue for a particular category of expenditure.
earn-out Deferred purchase price tied to the acquired business's future performance.
earned media Publicity gained through unpaid coverage such as press mentions, reviews and word of...
earned value A technique that measures progress by the budgeted worth of work actually completed,...
earnest Sincere and serious in intention and effort.
earnest money A deposit paid to demonstrate a buyer's serious commitment to a deal.
earnout Deferred payment tied to the acquired business hitting future targets.
earworm A tune or phrase that repeats insistently in one's mind.
easement A right to use another's land for a specific purpose.
easing A loosening of monetary policy through lower rates or an expanded money supply to...
EBITDA Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, used as a proxy for...
ebullient Cheerful and full of bubbling energy.
eccentric Describing a muscle contraction in which the muscle lengthens under load.
eccentric loading Strengthening in which the muscle lengthens under tension, often used to rehabilitate...
ecchymosis A larger area of subcutaneous haemorrhage producing a bruise-like discolouration of the...
ecdysis The shedding of an outer skin or cuticle, as in snakes and insects.
echelon A distinct tier or stocking level within a multi-stage distribution network.
echo chamber A space where you hear only opinions you already hold.
echocardiogram An ultrasound scan of the heart that shows its structure, valve function, and pumping...
echocardiography The use of ultrasound to image cardiac structure, motion, and blood flow.
echogenic Producing strong reflections and therefore appearing bright on an ultrasound image.
echogenicity The degree to which a tissue reflects ultrasound waves and thus its relative brightness...
echolalia The automatic, meaningless repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person.
echopraxia The involuntary imitation of movements made by another person.
eclampsia The onset of seizures in a woman with pre-eclampsia, constituting an obstetric emergency.
eclectic Deriving ideas or style from a broad and diverse range of sources.
eclipse To surpass someone or something in importance, achievement, or reputation.
economic moat A durable competitive advantage that protects a company's long-term profits from...
economic nexus A taxing connection established by a business's economic presence, such as sales volume,...
economic order quantity The order size that minimises the combined cost of ordering and holding inventory,...
economic profit The surplus remaining after the full cost of capital is deducted from operating profit.
economic realities test The multi-factor inquiry into whether a worker is genuinely an employee or an independent...
economic rent Returns earned above the minimum needed to keep a resource in its current use.
economies of scale The cost advantages a firm gains as its scale of production increases and fixed costs are...
economies of scope Cost savings gained by producing a range of related products together rather than...
ecosystem The interconnected network of firms, investors, and talent that supports new ventures.
ectoparasite A parasite, such as a flea, tick or mite, that lives on the outside of its host.
ectropion Outward turning of the eyelid margin, exposing the conjunctiva and causing tearing.
eczema A chronic inflammatory skin condition causing dry, itchy and inflamed patches, very...
edacious Given to or characterised by voracious eating; devouring.
edema An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues, causing swelling that is often first...
edentulous Lacking teeth, whether congenitally, through extraction, or from disease.
edify To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
effacement The thinning and shortening of the cervix that occurs as it prepares to dilate in labour.
effective frequency The number of exposures needed before an ad measurably moves a viewer toward action.
effectiveness The principle that national rules must not render the exercise of Union rights...
effectuation An entrepreneurial logic of starting from available means and shaping goals as...
effervescent Bubbly, lively and full of energy.
effete No longer capable of effective action; weak, worn out, or decadent.
efficacious Effective in producing the intended result.
efficacy The ability of a treatment to produce the intended effect.
efficiency wage A wage set above the market-clearing rate to raise productivity, loyalty, or retention.
effluvium An unpleasant or noxious smell or vapour given off by something.
efflux The active transport of a substance out of a cell, often mediated by membrane pumps that...
effluxion The passing or expiry of a period of time, by which a contract may come to an end.
effrontery Insolent and shameless boldness in behaviour.
effulgence A brilliant radiance or the quality of shining out brightly.
effulgent Shining brilliantly; radiant with light.
effusion An abnormal collection of fluid within a joint or body cavity.
egalitarian Believing that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
egalitarianism The belief that people should be treated as equals, reflected in flat structures and open...
eggshell skull rule The principle that a defendant must take the victim as they find them, including any...
egregious Outstandingly bad; shocking in its wrongness.
ei incumbit probatio qui dicit The maxim that the burden of proof lies on the party who asserts, not on the one who...
either-way offence An offence that may be tried either summarily in the magistrates' court or on indictment...
ejection fraction The percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat, a key...
ejectment A common-law action to recover possession of land from someone wrongfully occupying it.
ejusdem generis The interpretive canon by which general words following a list take their meaning from...
ekphrasis A vivid verbal description of a visual work of art within a literary text.
elaborate To give more detail or explanation about something already mentioned.
elasticity The degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to a change in...
elastography An imaging technique that measures the stiffness or elasticity of tissue.
elastosis Degeneration of dermal elastic fibres, most commonly the result of chronic sun exposure.
elation A feeling of great happiness and exhilaration.
election The binding choice a party must make between two inconsistent rights, such as terminating...
elective Describing a procedure that is chosen and planned in advance rather than performed as an...
electrocardiogram A recording of the heart's electrical activity used to detect rhythm disturbances,...
electrolyte A mineral in body fluids, such as sodium or potassium, that carries an electrical charge...
electrolyte imbalance An abnormality in the blood levels of salts such as sodium, potassium and calcium.
electrophoresis A technique that separates charged molecules such as proteins according to their movement...
elegiac Expressing sorrow or wistful mourning, especially for something lost or past.
elephant in the room An obvious problem or awkward issue that everyone is avoiding talking about.
elevated mood An abnormally cheerful or euphoric mood that is out of keeping with the person's...
elevator pitch A concise, compelling summary of a business idea that can be delivered in the time of a...
elicit To draw out a symptom, sign or piece of history through careful questioning or...
elocution The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially in public.
eloquence Fluent, persuasive and moving expression.
elucidate To make something clear by explaining it in greater detail.
emaciated Abnormally thin and wasted, usually from prolonged undernutrition or chronic disease.
emaciation Extreme thinness and wasting of the body caused by lack of nutrition or disease.
emancipation The act of freeing a person or group from legal, social or political restraint.
embargo An official ban on trade or commercial activity with a particular country.
embattled Beset by intense competitive or financial pressure.
embed To fix a practice or value firmly within the routine workings of an organisation.
embellish To make more attractive by adding detail, or to exaggerate a story.
embezzle To fraudulently take for oneself money or property placed in one's trust.
embezzlement The fraudulent appropriation of property or funds entrusted to one's care by another.
emblements A tenant's right to re-enter and harvest the annual crops they sowed after their tenancy...
embodiment A particular form or worked example in which a claimed invention is put into practice.
embolectomy The surgical removal of an embolus obstructing a blood vessel.
embolisation The deliberate blocking of a blood vessel to stop bleeding or cut off a lesion's supply.
embolism The blockage of a blood vessel by a clot or other material that has travelled from...
embolus A detached intravascular mass, such as a clot, that is carried in the blood to lodge...
embroil To involve someone deeply in a conflict or difficult situation.
emergence The transitional phase at the end of anaesthesia during which the patient regains...
emergence delirium A state of agitation, disorientation and inconsolable behaviour that some patients,...
emergency Describing urgent relief available under institutional rules before a tribunal is...
emergency arbitrator An arbitrator appointed on an expedited basis to grant urgent interim relief before the...
emergency supply The provision of a prescription-only medicine without a prescription, at a patient's or...
emergent Denoting properties that arise from a system as a whole and are absent from its...
emergent strategy A strategy that develops incrementally from a company's actions and responses rather than...
emeritus Retaining an honorary title after retirement in recognition of long service.
emesis The act of vomiting or the vomited matter itself.
emetogenic Tending to provoke nausea or vomiting.
émigré A person who has emigrated, typically for political reasons.
éminence grise A powerful adviser who exerts influence privately, from behind a nominal leader.
emmetropia The ideal refractive state in which parallel light rays focus precisely on the retina...
emollient Seeking to soothe or soften an angry or difficult situation or person.
emolument A salary, fee or profit derived from an office, employment or position.
empanel To swear in a group of jurors to hear a case.
empathic statement A remark that conveys understanding of the patient's feelings and situation, building...
empathise To understand and share the feelings that another person is experiencing.
empathy The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
emphasis of matter An auditor's paragraph drawing attention to a properly disclosed issue without qualifying...
emphysema A form of chronic lung disease marked by permanent enlargement of the airspaces and...
emphyteusis A civil-law perpetual or long-term right to use and enjoy another's land subject to...
empire-building The accumulation of headcount and remit for the sake of personal power rather than the...
empirical Based on observation or experiment rather than theory.
empirical antibiotic therapy Antibiotic treatment started before the causative organism is identified, based on the...
empiricism The theory that knowledge derives primarily from sensory experience rather than innate...
employee engagement The degree to which employees feel committed to and motivated by their work and employer.
employment tribunal The specialist judicial body that hears most workplace disputes, including unfair...
empower To give someone the authority, confidence or resources to act independently.
empowerment The process of enabling people to assert and exercise their rights.
empyema A collection of pus within a body cavity, especially the pleural space.
empyrean The highest heaven; the sphere of pure light and the sublime.
en bloc Describing removal of a tumour together with surrounding structures as a single, intact...
enablement The requirement that a specification teach a skilled reader how to make and use the...
enabler A person who facilitates another's abusive tax arrangement and may be penalised for doing...
enabling act A statute that confers power on a body to make delegated legislation or take specified...
enact To make a bill into law by formal process.
enamel The highly mineralised, acellular outer covering of the tooth crown and the hardest...
enamoured Filled with love or great admiration for someone or something.
enantiomer One of a pair of molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
enarthrosis A ball-and-socket synovial joint permitting movement in multiple planes, such as the hip...
encapsulate To express or capture the essence of something concisely.
encephalitis Inflammation of the brain tissue itself, most often viral, which can cause confusion,...
encephalopathy Diffuse brain dysfunction; in hepatic disease it results from the accumulation of...
encomium A formal expression of high or enthusiastic praise.
encourage oral intake To actively promote a patient's eating and drinking to maintain nutrition and hydration.
encroach To advance gradually into a rival's market territory.
encroachment An intrusion onto a neighbour's land by a structure or shifted boundary.
enculturation The gradual process by which employees internalise the beliefs and behaviours of their...
encumber To burden an asset with a claim or charge that restricts its free disposal.
encumbrance A legal claim or liability attached to property.
end-feel The quality of resistance a clinician perceives at the limit of a joint's passive...
end-of-life care Care given in the final period of a terminal illness, focused on comfort and dignity.
end-stage renal disease The final stage of chronic kidney disease in which the kidneys can no longer sustain life...
end-to-end Describing a process, system, or visibility that covers every stage from start to finish.
endarterectomy The surgical removal of atheromatous plaque from the inner lining of an artery to restore...
endemic Regularly found within and characteristic of a particular place or group.
endocarditis Infection or inflammation of the endocardial lining, most often affecting the heart...
endocardium The thin inner lining of the heart chambers and valves.
endocrinologist A doctor who specialises in disorders of the hormones and glands.
endodontics The dental speciality concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the...
endogamy The custom of marrying only within one's own social group, clan or community.
endogeneity The condition in which an explanatory variable is correlated with the model's error term,...
endogenous Arising from within the system or determined by other variables in the model.
endolymph The potassium-rich fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
endophthalmitis A severe infective inflammation of the internal ocular tissues and cavities.
endorsement A signature or note added to a document to transfer rights or introduce a term.
endoscopist A clinician trained to perform endoscopic examinations of the gastrointestinal tract.
endoscopy A procedure using a flexible camera to inspect the inside of the gut, most often the...
endosteum The thin cellular membrane lining the inner medullary cavity and trabecular surfaces of...
endothelial Relating to the cellular lining of the blood vessels.
endothelium The single layer of cells lining the interior of blood vessels.
endotoxin The lipopolysaccharide component of the Gram-negative outer membrane that triggers fever...
endotracheal intubation The placement of a tube through the mouth or nose into the trachea to secure the airway...
endowment effect The tendency to value something more highly simply because one owns it.
endurance The capacity to sustain physical or mental activity over time without excessive fatigue.
enervate To cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality.
enfeoff To grant someone a freehold estate in land under the feudal system.
enforce To compel compliance with an arbitral award through the coercive power of the courts.
enforce a judgment To take legal steps to compel a losing party to comply with a judgment, usually to pay...
enforceability The quality of an award or agreement being capable of being compelled through the courts.
enforceable Capable of being upheld and given effect by a court.
enforcement The process of compelling compliance with an arbitral award through national courts.
enfranchise To confer voting rights on a class of shareholders.
enfranchisement A leaseholder's statutory right to buy the freehold or extend the lease.
engaged Describing the fetal head when its widest diameter has descended into the pelvic brim.
engagement The point at which the widest part of the presenting foetal head has passed into the...
engender To give rise to a feeling, situation or condition.
engorgement Painful overfilling of the breasts with milk, often when the milk first comes in.
engraftment The establishment of transplanted stem cells that begin producing new blood cells.
engross To prepare the final fair copy of a legal document ready for execution.
engrossment The preparation of the final fair copy of a deed ready for execution by the parties.
enhancement The increase in image brightness of a structure after a contrast agent has been given.
enigma A person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand.
enigmatic Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
enjambment The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line of verse without a pause.
enjoin To require or prohibit an act by means of an injunction.
enlargement The expansion of the Union through the admission of new Member States.
enmity A state of deep-seated mutual hatred or hostility.
ennui Listless boredom born of dissatisfaction.
enophthalmos Posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit.
ensemble A combination of several models whose predictions are pooled to improve accuracy.
enshittification The gradual worsening of a platform as it squeezes users and sellers for profit.
enshrine To preserve a right or principle in a form that ensures it is protected.
enslavement The exercise of any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership over a...
entail A settlement of land upon a person and a specified line of their descendants that...
entelechy The realisation of a thing's inherent potential or the vital principle directing it...
entente A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states, falling short of a formal...
enter a plea To formally state in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the charge.
enter into a contract To formally agree to be bound by a contract's terms.
enteral Relating to nutrition delivered directly into the gastrointestinal tract, usually through...
enteral feeding The delivery of liquid nutrition directly into the stomach or gut through a tube.
enteric-coated Describing a tablet or capsule with a coating that resists stomach acid so the drug is...
enterocolitis Inflammation involving both the small intestine and the colon.
enterohepatic Relating to the recirculation of a substance between the liver, bile, intestine and...
enterotoxin A toxin that acts on the intestinal mucosa to produce diarrhoea and vomiting.
enterprise value The total value of a company's operations, calculated as equity value plus net debt and...
enthesitis Inflammation at the site where a tendon, ligament or joint capsule inserts into bone.
enthymeme A persuasive argument in which one premise is left unstated because it is assumed to be...
entice To attract someone by offering something appealing.
enticement An attractive offer used to draw a candidate towards a role.
entire agreement clause A provision declaring that the written contract constitutes the whole agreement between...
entire fairness The most exacting standard of review, testing both fair dealing and fair price, applied...
entitlement A benefit or amount an employee has a legal or contractual right to, such as leave or...
entity resolution The process of determining that separate records refer to the same real-world thing and...
entourage A group of attendants or followers accompanying an important person.
entrant A company newly entering a market in which established rivals already operate.
entrapment The state of being physically trapped, for example by wreckage after a collision.
entrench To establish an attitude, position, or force so firmly that change is difficult.
entrenched Protected from amendment or repeal except by a special procedure such as a supermajority...
entrenchment The protection of constitutional provisions against ordinary amendment by requiring a...
entrepôt A port or city where goods are imported, stored and re-exported.
entropion Inward turning of the eyelid margin so that the lashes abrade the ocular surface.
entropy The tendency of an organised system to drift toward disorder without ongoing effort.
entry deterrence The set of moves an incumbent uses to make a market look unattractive to would-be...
enucleation Surgical removal of the entire eyeball while leaving the extraocular muscles and orbital...
enuresis The involuntary passage of urine, most often used of bed-wetting in children beyond the...
envelopment A strategy of entering an adjacent market to bundle a rival's product into one's own...
environs The surrounding area or district of a place.
eod An abbreviation for end of day, used to set a same-day deadline.
eosinophilia An elevated eosinophil count, characteristically associated with allergy, parasitic...
ephemeral Lasting for a very short time.
epic A large body of work that is broken down into smaller stories or tasks for delivery.
epicure A person with refined and discriminating taste in food and drink.
epidemic A widespread outbreak of a disease in a community.
epidural Relating to the potential space outside the dura mater into which local anaesthetic may...
epidural anaesthesia A regional technique in which local anaesthetic is delivered into the epidural space...
epigastric pain Pain located in the upper central abdomen, just below the breastbone.
epiglottis The leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap that closes over the larynx during swallowing to...
epiglottitis A rapidly progressive inflammation of the epiglottis that can precipitate...
epigram A concise, pointed saying, often satirical and paradoxical.
epilepsy A chronic neurological condition characterised by a tendency to have recurrent,...
epileptogenic Tending to cause or capable of provoking epileptic seizures.
epiphany A sudden, striking moment of understanding.
epiphenomenon A secondary effect that arises alongside a process but exerts no causal influence of its...
epiphora Overflow of tears down the cheek from excess production or impaired drainage.
epiphysis The rounded end of a long bone, separated from the shaft by the growth plate until...
epiphyte A plant that grows on another plant for support without drawing nutrients from it.
episcleritis Benign, usually self-limiting inflammation of the episclera beneath the conjunctiva.
episiotomy A surgical cut made to the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening and assist delivery.
epistaxis Bleeding from the nose, most commonly arising from the vascular plexus of the anterior...
episteme Systematic, principled knowledge, or the framework of knowledge governing an era.
epistemic Relating to knowledge or to the conditions under which belief counts as knowing.
epistemology The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature, sources and limits of knowledge.
epistolary Written in the form of letters or other documents exchanged between characters.
epitome A perfect example or embodiment of a particular quality or type.
epitomise To be a perfect example of a quality or idea.
Epley manoeuvre A sequence of positional head movements used to reposition otoconia and treat...
epoch A distinct period of history marked by notable events.
eponymous Named after a person, typically the founder or creator.
equanimity Calmness and composure under strain.
equifinality The principle that a given end state can be reached through several different starting...
equilibrate To bring a market into balance so that quantity supplied matches quantity demanded.
equilibrium A state in which supply and demand are balanced so that there is no tendency for the...
equinus A limitation of upward foot movement in which the ankle cannot bend past a right angle.
equitable Recognised or enforceable under the principles of equity rather than at common law.
equitable compensation A monetary remedy for breach of an equitable duty, assessed by equity's own principles...
equitable conversion The doctrine treating a purchaser as owner in equity from the moment of exchange, though...
equitable interest A right in property recognised and enforced by equity rather than at common law.
equitable mootness A doctrine barring appeals against a substantially consummated plan where unwinding it...
equitable mortgage A mortgage that gives the lender an interest recognised only in equity rather than a...
equitable recoupment A doctrine allowing an otherwise time-barred tax adjustment to offset a related item...
equitable remuneration A statutory right to fair payment for certain uses, decoupled from any power to prohibit...
equitable set-off A defence allowing cross-claims so closely connected to the claim that enforcing payment...
equitable subordination A court's demotion of a creditor's claim below others as a remedy for its inequitable...
equity The body of principles historically developed by the Court of Chancery to supplement and...
equity cure A sponsor's contractual right to inject fresh equity to remedy a breached financial...
equity kicker A right to acquire shares granted to a lender as additional compensation on a loan.
equity of redemption The borrower's right to recover mortgaged property by paying off the debt.
equity value The value attributable to a company's shareholders, derived by subtracting net debt and...
equivalence The principle that national procedural rules for Union claims be no less favourable than...
equivalent yield A weighted average yield reflecting both the current income and future rental reversions...
equivalents Elements outside the literal wording of a claim that perform substantially the same...
equivocal Uncertain or open to more than one interpretation; not clearly one thing or another.
equivocate To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid commitment.
equivocation The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself.
era A self-declared phase of life, worn like a theme.
erect In an upright, standing or sitting position during imaging.
ergonomics The study of designing tasks and environments to fit the person and reduce strain.
erosion The chemical dissolution of tooth surface by acids not of bacterial origin.
err on the side of caution To choose the safer, more cautious course of action when there is uncertainty.
errant Wandering or travelling in search of adventure.
error of law A mistake as to the correct legal test or its application, which may render a decision...
error of law on the face of the record A legal mistake apparent from the decision and its stated reasons, reviewable even where...
ersatz Made or used as an inferior or artificial substitute for the real thing.
eructation The act of belching, whereby swallowed air is expelled from the stomach through the mouth.
erudite Having or showing deep, wide-ranging learning.
erudition Extensive knowledge gained by study.
eruption The process by which a developing tooth emerges through the gum into its position in the...
erysipelas A superficial streptococcal skin infection producing a sharply demarcated, raised, red...
erythema Redness of the skin produced by dilatation and congestion of the superficial capillaries,...
erythrocytosis An abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells.
erythroderma A generalised inflammatory reddening involving nearly the entire skin surface, often with...
erythropoiesis The production of red blood cells, regulated principally by renal erythropoietin in...
escalate To refer a deteriorating patient to a more senior clinician or higher level of care.
escalate care To involve more senior clinicians or a higher level of monitoring when a patient's...
escalation The process of raising a deteriorating or high-risk patient to more senior staff...
escalation clause A term permitting the contract price to rise in line with specified costs or an index.
escalation of care The intensification of treatment or transfer to a higher level of monitoring when a...
escalation of commitment The tendency to pour further resources into a failing course of action to justify what...
escalation path The predefined route by which an unresolved issue is passed up to higher authority.
escalation plan A documented set of instructions specifying who to call and what to do if a patient...
escalator clause A contract provision that automatically raises pay in line with inflation or another...
escarpment A long, steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
eschar An area of dead, sloughed skin forming a dry, dark, adherent crust over a wound or burn.
escharotomy A surgical incision through the eschar of a deep circumferential burn to relieve...
eschatology The branch of thought concerned with final things such as death, judgement and the end of...
escheat The reversion of land to the Crown or a superior lord when the owner dies without heirs...
escheatment The transfer of unclaimed corporate property to the state after a period of dormancy.
eschew To deliberately avoid or abstain from something.
escrow The holding of money or documents by a neutral third party until agreed conditions are...
esculent Suitable for use as food; edible.
esoteric Understood by only a small, specialised group.
esotropia A manifest inward deviation of one eye relative to the other.
espouse To take in marriage; (also) to adopt or support a cause.
essential facilities doctrine The principle that a dominant owner of infrastructure indispensable to competition may be...
essentialism The view that things possess a fixed set of properties defining what they necessarily are.
essentiality The quality of a patent being unavoidably infringed by implementing a technical standard.
established labour The phase of labour with regular painful contractions and progressive cervical...
estimable Deserving of respect and high regard.
estop To bar a party from alleging or denying a fact because of its own prior conduct or...
estoppel A bar preventing someone from asserting a contradictory fact.
estoppel by convention A bar preventing parties who have dealt on a shared assumption from later denying it to...
estovers A tenant's right to take timber or wood from the land for fuel, repairs, or husbandry.
estrangement The state of being emotionally alienated or cut off from someone once close.
estreat To enforce the forfeiture of a recognizance or bail bond.
esurient Hungry or greedy, especially in a keen or grasping way.
eta An abbreviation for estimated time of arrival, used to ask when something will be ready...
ethereal Delicate and light, seemingly not of this world.
ethos The characteristic spirit and values of a brand or organisation.
etiology The cause or set of causes of a disease.
etiquette The customary code of polite behaviour.
etomidate An intravenous induction agent notable for cardiovascular stability but for transient...
eucapnia A normal level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood.
eudaimonia Human flourishing or well-being understood as the highest good of a life well lived.
euglycaemia A normal concentration of glucose in the blood.
euphemism A mild expression substituted for a blunt or harsh one.
euphonious Pleasing and agreeable in sound.
euphony The quality of being pleasing and harmonious to the ear.
euphoria A feeling of intense happiness and excitement.
eupnoea Normal, quiet, unlaboured breathing at rest.
euroisation The adoption of the euro by a country as its currency without formally joining the...
europhile A supporter of European integration.
eurosceptic Opposed to or critical of European integration.
eustachian Relating to the auditory tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
euthanasia The humane ending of an animal's life to relieve incurable suffering.
euthymia A stable, normal mood state that is neither depressed nor elevated.
euthyroid Having normal thyroid function.
euvolaemia A state of normal circulating blood volume.
EV/EBITDA multiple A valuation ratio comparing a company's enterprise value to its earnings before interest,...
evaluative Describing a mediation style in which the neutral appraises the merits and predicts...
evanescent Quickly fading from sight or memory.
evangelist A customer so devoted they promote the brand unpaid and unprompted.
evasion The illegal non-payment or underpayment of tax.
even-handed Fair and impartial in dealing with opposing parties.
eventuality A possible event or outcome, especially one that is unwelcome.
evergreen Describing content that remains relevant and useful long after its publication.
evergreening The practice of prolonging exclusivity by stacking successive incremental patents around...
eversion The movement of turning the sole of the foot outwards, away from the midline.
everting Turning the edges outward, especially of a suture technique that apposes the wound...
evidential Providing or serving as evidence.
evidential burden The obligation on a party to adduce sufficient evidence to raise an issue fit to be left...
evidentiary Relating to or constituting evidence.
evince To reveal or make evident a quality or feeling.
evisceration Removal of the intraocular contents while retaining the scleral shell and extraocular...
evocative Bringing strong images, memories or feelings to mind.
ex gratia Given as a favour or gesture of goodwill rather than out of any legal obligation.
ex parte Done by or for one party alone, without notice to the other.
ex turpi causa No claim can be founded on the claimant's own illegal or immoral conduct.
exacerbate To make a problem, situation or feeling worse.
exacerbating Describing a factor that makes a symptom worse.
exacerbating factors The activities, positions or circumstances that make a symptom noticeably worse.
exacerbation A worsening or flare-up of an existing condition.
exacting Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
exaction The compulsory levying of a payment such as a tax, or the payment so demanded.
exactitude The quality of being precise, accurate and rigorous in detail.
exalted Raised to a lofty, noble, or spiritually elevated level.
examination-in-chief The initial questioning of a witness by the party who called them, during which leading...
exasperation A feeling of intense irritation and frustration.
exception report A concise escalation raised only when a forecast breaches an agreed tolerance, sparing...
excess of loss Reinsurance paying only the portion of a loss above an agreed retention, up to a set...
excess share of voice The gap by which a brand's advertising presence exceeds its market share, treated as a...
exchange controls Restrictions imposed by a government on buying or selling foreign currency.
exchange of contracts The point at which the parties become legally bound to the sale and neither can withdraw...
exchange rate The price at which one currency can be exchanged for another.
excipient An inactive substance formulated alongside the active ingredient to aid manufacture,...
excise To cut out and remove tissue or a lesion completely by surgical means.
excise duty A tax charged on the production or sale of specific goods such as alcohol, tobacco and...
excision The surgical cutting out of tissue or a lesion.
excited utterance A spontaneous statement made under the stress of a startling event, admissible as a...
excitotoxicity Neuronal injury caused by excessive stimulation of glutamate receptors, leading to...
excludability The extent to which a provider can prevent non-payers from consuming a good.
excludable Liable in law to be refused admission to a country at the border.
exclude To rule out a possibility after consideration or testing.
exclude evidence To refuse to allow evidence to be used at trial, typically because it was unfairly...
exclude liability To use a contractual term to prevent liability for a specified type of loss from arising...
exclusion A provision that removes specified perils, losses or circumstances from the scope of...
exclusion clause A clause that seeks to exclude or restrict one party's liability for breach or negligence.
exclusionary Operating to keep improperly obtained evidence out of a trial.
exclusionary abuse Conduct by a dominant firm that forecloses or marginalises competitors rather than...
exclusionary rule The doctrine that evidence obtained unlawfully may be barred from trial.
exclusive licence A licence under which only the licensee may exploit the right, to the exclusion even of...
excogitate To think out or devise something by careful mental effort.
excoriate To criticise someone or something severely and publicly.
excoriation A superficial loss of epidermis produced by scratching or mechanical trauma.
excretion The removal of a medicine or its waste products from the body.
exculpate To clear someone from a charge of guilt or blame.
exculpation The clearing of a person from alleged fault or liability.
exculpatory Tending to clear someone of blame or guilt.
exculpatory clause A provision purporting to relieve a party of liability for its own default or negligence.
excusable Capable of being justified so as to relieve a party of liability for nonperformance.
execrable Extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.
execute To complete a legal document by signing and, where required, sealing and delivering it.
execute as a deed To sign a document with the additional formalities required of a deed, giving it binding...
execute in counterparts To sign a contract in two or more identical copies, each of which is treated as an...
executed Of a contract or consideration that has been fully performed or formally signed.
execution The formal completion of a document by signing and, where required, sealing and delivery.
executive Relating to the higher mental skills of planning, organising, and self-monitoring...
executory Describing a contract or obligation that remains to be performed in the future.
executory interest A future interest in land that takes effect by cutting short a prior estate.
exemplar A person or thing serving as an ideal model or standard.
exemplary Of damages awarded to punish and deter rather than merely to compensate.
exemplify To be a typical example of something, or to illustrate it clearly.
exempt supply A supply on which no output tax is charged and for which the supplier cannot recover the...
exemption A statutory release from a tax that would otherwise apply.
exemption clause A term excluding or limiting one party's liability.
exenteration Radical removal of the entire orbital contents, including the eyeball, muscles and...
exequatur A court order in civil-law jurisdictions granting an arbitral award enforceability,...
exhaustion The extinguishing of an owner's control over a particular article once it has been sold...
exhaustion of remedies The principle that a claimant must pursue available alternative avenues of redress before...
exhaustion of rights The principle that an IP owner's control over a particular item ends once it has been...
exhaustive Thorough and complete, covering all elements.
exhibit A document or object formally presented as evidence.
exhilaration A feeling of lively, invigorating excitement and happiness.
exhort To strongly urge or encourage someone to do something.
exhortation An earnest urging or encouragement to do something.
exhumation The lawful disinterment of a body, often to obtain forensic evidence.
exigency An urgent need or demand arising from a particular situation.
exigent circumstances Emergency conditions that justify a warrantless search or entry.
exigible Liable to be levied or demanded, as of a tax or duty.
existentialism A philosophy emphasising individual freedom, choice and the creation of meaning in an...
exit consent A tactic where exchanging bondholders vote to strip protective covenants from the old...
exit interview A conversation with a departing employee to learn why they are leaving.
exit multiple The valuation multiple at which an investor assumes a business will be sold, used both to...
exodontia The branch of dentistry concerned with the extraction of teeth.
exodus A mass departure of people from a place.
exogenous Originating from outside the system or model under study.
exonerate To clear a person of blame or of a criminal charge.
exoneration The right to have a charged asset's debt discharged out of another fund so that the asset...
exophthalmos Abnormal protrusion of one or both eyeballs, classically seen in Graves' orbitopathy.
exophytic Growing outward from a surface, as of a tumour projecting into a lumen or cavity.
exorbitant Unreasonably high, especially of a price or demand.
exordium The introductory part of a speech or treatise, intended to secure the audience's...
exotic Describing a derivative with complex, non-standard features such as barriers or path...
exotoxin A soluble protein toxin actively secreted by bacteria that damages host cells at a...
exotropia A manifest outward deviation of one eye relative to the other.
expansion Additional revenue earned by selling more to existing customers.
expansionary Designed to boost aggregate demand and stimulate growth.
expatiate To speak or write at length and in detail about a subject.
expatriate A person who lives outside their native country.
expectancy The benefit a party expected to receive, used as the measure of expectation damages.
expectation interest The measure of damages that puts the innocent party where it would have been had the...
expectorant An agent that promotes the clearance of mucus from the airways by coughing.
expedient Convenient and practical, though possibly improper or self-serving.
expedite To speed up a process or make it happen sooner.
expediting The active chasing of orders to accelerate delivery and avert shortages or late...
expense To record a cost immediately against profit in the period rather than capitalising it as...
experience curve The observed tendency for a company's costs per unit to fall predictably as its...
experiential Relating to marketing that engages consumers through direct, memorable experiences.
expert evidence Opinion evidence given by a suitably qualified witness on matters calling for specialised...
expert witness A witness permitted to give opinion evidence on a matter within their specialist...
expiate To atone for or make amends for guilt or wrongdoing.
expiration The act of breathing out, expelling air from the lungs.
expiry The date on which an option or other derivative contract ceases to be exercisable.
expiry date The date after which a medicine should not be used because its quality or potency can no...
explicate To analyse and develop an idea or text in order to reveal its meaning.
explicit consent A heightened form of consent, expressed by a clear affirmative statement, required for...
exploding offer A job offer deliberately set to expire quickly so the candidate decides before exploring...
exploitative abuse Conduct by a dominant firm that directly harms customers, typically through unfair prices...
expostulate To express strong disagreement or earnest reasoning in an attempt to dissuade.
exposure The amount of money or risk a party stands to lose from a particular position or market.
expound To explain or set out an idea or theory systematically and in detail.
express term A term that the parties have specifically stated, whether orally or in writing.
expressio unius est exclusio alterius Expressly naming one thing implies the deliberate exclusion of others left unmentioned.
expropriate To take property from its owner, especially by the state for public use.
expropriation The compulsory taking of private property by the state, generally on payment of...
expulsion The compulsory removal of a person or group from a country.
expunge To erase or remove a conviction or record so that it is treated in law as never having...
expungement Erasure of a conviction from the official record.
expurgate To remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from a book or other text.
exquisite Extremely beautiful and delicate, showing fine, refined craftsmanship.
exsanguinate To lose so much blood that circulation can no longer be sustained.
extant Still in existence; surviving.
extemporaneous preparation A medicine compounded by the pharmacist to meet an individual patient's needs when no...
extended-spectrum beta-lactamase An enzyme produced by some Gram-negative bacteria that hydrolyses most penicillins and...
extenuating (Of circumstances) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence by partial excuse.
externality A cost or benefit arising from an economic activity that falls on third parties not...
extinguishment The cancelling or bringing to an end of a right, obligation, or debt.
extirpate To root out and destroy something completely.
extol To praise something or someone enthusiastically and highly.
extortion The obtaining of money or advantage through coercion, threats, or abuse of authority.
extortionate Far too expensive or charging far too much.
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation A form of life support that oxygenates and removes carbon dioxide from blood outside the...
extraction The removal of a tooth from its socket in the alveolar bone.
extradite To surrender a suspect to another jurisdiction to face prosecution there.
extradition The formal surrender of a suspect to another jurisdiction.
extrajudicial Occurring outside the authority or process of a court of law.
extramedullary Occurring or situated outside the bone marrow.
extraneous Not directly relevant to or connected with the main subject.
extrapolate To infer or estimate unknown values by projecting from known data or trends.
extrapolation The estimation of values lying beyond the observed range of the data.
extrapyramidal Relating to the motor system outside the pyramidal tracts, dysfunction of which causes...
extrasystole A premature heartbeat occurring earlier than the expected beat.
extraterritoriality The extension of a state's human-rights obligations to acts committed outside its own...
extravasation The inadvertent leakage of infused fluid or drug from a vein into the surrounding tissue.
extrication The process of freeing a trapped casualty, typically from a vehicle or collapsed...
extrinsic Describing the part of an option's price beyond its intrinsic value, reflecting time and...
extubation The removal of a tracheal tube once the patient can maintain and protect their own airway.
exudate Fluid that leaks from a wound as part of the healing or inflammatory process.
exultant Triumphantly and jubilantly joyful.
exuviae The cast-off skin or shell left behind by an animal after moulting.
eyewitness A person who personally saw the events in question and testifies to them.

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