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<h1>Euthanasy</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*than"a*sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Euthanasia</er>.</def>

<h1>Euthiochroic</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu`thi*o*chro"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ well + <?/ sulphur + <?/ color.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called.</def>

<cs><col>Euthiochroic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored (yellow) salts.</cd></cs>

<h1>Euthyneura</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu`thy*neu"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ straight + <?/ a nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata.</def>

<h1>Eutrophy</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu"tro*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ nourishing, healthy; <?/ well + <?/ to nourish.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.</def>

<h1>Eutychian</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*tych"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of Eutyches [5th century], who held that the divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended together as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite; -- opposed to <i>Nestorian</i>.</def>

<h1>Eutychianism</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*tych"i*an*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers.</def>

<h1>Euxanthic</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eux*an"thic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin.</def>

<cs><col>Euxanthic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin.</cd></cs>

<h1>Euxanthin</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eux*an"thin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ well + <?/ yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also <altname>puri</altname>, <altname>purree</altname>, and <altname>Indian yellow</altname>.</def>

<h1>Euxenite</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eux"e*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ hospitable. So named because it contains a number of rare elements.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.</def>

<h1>Evacate</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>E*va"cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>e-</ets> + <ets>vacate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To empty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Harvey.</i>

<h1>Evacuant</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>E*vac"u*ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>evacuans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>evacuare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>\'82vacuant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A purgative or cathartic.</def></def2>

<h1>Evacuate</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>E*vac"u*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Evacuated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Evacuating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[l. <ets>evacuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>evacuare</ets> to empty, nullify; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>vacuus</ets> empty, <ets>vacare</ets> to be empty. See <er>Vacate</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; <as>as, to <ex>evacuate</ex> a vessel or dish</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

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