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Em*men"a*gogue (?), n. [Gr. &?;, n. pl., menses (&?; in + &?; month) + &?; leading, fr. &?; to lead: cf. F. emménagogue.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.

Em"met (m"mt), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant.] (Zoöl.) An ant.

Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck.

||Em`me*tro"pi*a (-m*tr"p*), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`mmetros in measure, proportioned, suitable ('en in + me`tron measure) + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, and astigmatism.

Em`me*trop"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, emmetropia.

The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly for all distances.

J. Le Conte.

Em*met"ro*py (?), n. (Med.) Same as Emmetropia.

Em*mew" (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. Immew.] To mew or coop up. [Obs.] Shak.

Em*move" (?), v. t. [For emove: cf. F. émouvoir, L. emovere. See Emotion.] To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.]

Em"o*din (?), n. (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).

Em`ol*les"cence (?), n. [L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.] That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.

E*mol"li*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emolliated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Emolliating.] [See Emollient, a.] To soften; to render effeminate.

Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor.

Pinkerton.

E*mol"lient (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F. émollient. See Mollify.] Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient applications." Arbuthnot.

E*mol"lient (?; 105), n. (Med.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.

Em`ol*li"tion (?), n. The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation. Bacon.

E*mol"u*ment (?), n. [L. emolumentum, lit., a working out, fr. emoliri to move out, work out; e out + moliri to set in motion, exert one's self, fr. moles a huge, heavy mass: cf. F. émolument. See Mole a mound.] The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.

A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office.

Bancroft.

E*mol`u*men"tal (?), a. Pertaining to an emolument; profitable. [R.] Evelyn.

{ E*mong" (?), E*mongst" (?) }, prep. Among. [Obs.]

E*mo"tion (?), n. [L. emovere, emotum, to remove, shake, stir up; e out + movere to move: cf. F. émotion. See Move, and cf. Emmove.] A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the body.

How different the emotions between departure and return!

W. Irving.

Some vague emotion of delight.

Tennyson.