English words starting with eo

Meanings of Eo:

noun

Short for executive order.

Meanings of Eoanthropus:

noun

A supposed extinct hominid formerly given the name eoanthropus dawsoni but subsequently shown to be a hoax.

Meanings of Eocene:

adjective

Relating to or denoting the second epoch of the tertiary period, between the palaeocene and oligocene epochs.

Usage examples:

Similar patterns have been documented in north american mammals across the late eocene extinction

noun

The second epoch of the tertiary period, or the system of rocks deposited during it.

Usage examples:

A very minor extinction occurred at the end of the middle eocene

Meanings of Eof:

abbreviation

End of file.

Meanings of Eohippus:

noun

Former term for hyracotherium.

Meanings of Eohippuses:

noun

Former term for hyracotherium.

Meanings of Eolian:

adjective

Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.

Usage examples:

Fluvial and aeolian sediments

Meanings of Eolith:

noun

A roughly chipped flint found in tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artefact but probably of natural origin.

Meanings of Eolithic:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a period at the beginning of the stone age, preceding the palaeolithic and characterized by the earliest crude stone tools.

Usage examples:

In the eolithic age, natural objects of stone were adapted to human uses with little concept of form

noun

A period at the beginning of the stone age characterized by the earliest crude stone tools.

Usage examples:

The eolithic was of immense time duration

Meanings of Eoliths:

noun

A roughly chipped flint found in tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artefact but probably of natural origin.

Meanings of Eolotropic:

adjective

Anisotropic.

Meanings of Eom:

adjective

Abbreviation for end-of-month dating: used to show that a bill must be paid 30 days after the last day of the month that follows. for example, a bill with an eom date of 26 april must be paid by 30 june.

Meanings of Eon:

noun

An indefinite and very long period of time.

Usage examples:

He reached the crag aeons before i arrived

Meanings of Eonian:

adjective

Of or relating to an aeon; lasting an aeon; eternal, everlasting.

Meanings of Eons:

noun

An indefinite and very long period of time.

Usage examples:

He reached the crag aeons before i arrived

Meanings of Eos:

noun

Short for executive order.

proper noun

The greek goddess of the dawn.

Meanings of Eosinophil:

noun

A white blood cell containing granules that are readily stained by eosin.

Usage examples:

It revealed that 10 alleged pneumonia cases showed a higher than normal number of the white blood c…

Meanings of Eosinophilia:

noun

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukaemia.

Usage examples:

The development of tissue eosinophilia in allergic inflammatory responses is known to be orchestrat…

Meanings of Eosinophilic:

adjective

(of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.

Usage examples:

These ducts were lined either by cylindrical eosinophilic cells or by clear mucinous cells.