Part 3736

<h1>Emulsion</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E*mul"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From L. <ets>emulgere</ets>, <ets>emulsum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>\'82mulsion</ets>. See <er>Emulge</er>.]</ety> <def>Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: <sd>(a)</sd> In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. <sd>(b)</sd> In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.</def>

<h1>Emulsive</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E*mul"sive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82mulsif</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Softening; milklike.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Yielding oil by expression; <as>as, <ex>emulsive</ex> seeds</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Producing or yielding a milklike substance; <as>as, <ex>emulsive</ex> acids</as>.</def>

<h1>Emunctory</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E*munc"to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Emunctories</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>emunctorium</ets> a pair of snuffers, fr. <ets>emungere</ets>, <ets>emunctum</ets>, to blow the nose, hence, to wipe, cleanse; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>mungere</ets> to blow the nose: cf. F. <ets>\'82monctoire</ets>, formerly spelled also <ets>\'82monctoire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.</def>

<h1>Emuscation</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em`us*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>emuscare</ets> to clear from moss; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety> <def>A freeing from moss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Emu wren</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E"mu wren`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small wrenlike Australian bird (<spn>Stipiturus malachurus</spn>), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers.</def>

<h1>Emyd</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E"myd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Emyds</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Emyd<?/<?/</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[See <er>Emydea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water tortoise of the family <spn>Emydid\'91</spn>.</def>

<h1>Emydea</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>E*myd"e*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Emys</ets> a genus of tortoises, L. <ets>emys</ets> a kind of fresh-water tortoise, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of chelonians which comprises many species of fresh-water tortoises and terrapins.</def>

<h1>En-</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>En-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <ety>[F. <ets>en</ets>-, L. <ets>in</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <i>in</i> or <i>into</i>, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with <i>en</i>- or <i>in</i>-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to <i>em</i>- before <i>p</i>, <i>b</i>, and <i>m</i>, as in <i>em</i>ploy, <i>em</i>body, <i>em</i>mew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in <i>en</i>able, <i>en</i>feeble, <i>to cause to be</i>, or <i>to make</i>, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in <i>en</i>chasten. See <er>In-</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A prefix from Gr. <?/ in, meaning <i>in</i>; <as>as, <ex>en</ex>cephalon, <ex>en</ex>tomology</as>. See <er>In-</er>.</def>

<h1>-en</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>-en</hw>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>A suffix from AS. -<i>an</i>, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ash<i>en</i>, ey<i>en</i>, ox<i>en</i>, all obs. except <i>oxen</i>. In some cases, such as childr<i>en</i> and brethr<i>en</i>, it has been added to older plural forms.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A suffix corresponding to AS. -<i>en</i> and -<i>on</i>, formerly used to form the plural of verbs, as in hous<i>en</i>, escap<i>en</i>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A suffix signifying <i>to make</i>, <i>to cause</i>, used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives; as in strength<i>en</i>, quick<i>en</i>, fright<i>en</i>. This must not be confused with -<i>en</i> corresponding in Old English to the AS. infinitive ending -<i>an</i>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <ety>[AS. <ets>-en</ets>; akin to Goth. <ets>-eins</ets>, L. <ets>-inus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>An adjectival suffix, meaning <i>made of</i>; as in gold<i>en</i>, lead<i>en</i>, wood<i>en</i>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <ety>[AS. <ets>-en</ets>; akin to Skr. <ets>-na</ets>.]</ety> <def>The termination of the past participle of many strong verbs; <as>as, in brok<ex>en</ex>, gott<ex>en</ex>, trodd<ex>en</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>En</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>En</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See <er>Em</er>.</def>