Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DE3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper. Eb"urˇin (?), n. A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; -- used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings, seals, etc. Knight. E`burˇna"tion (?), n. [L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory: cf. F. éburnation. See Ivory.] (Med.) A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory. Eˇbur"neˇan (?), a. [L. eburneus, fr. ebur ivory. See Ivory.] Made of or relating to ivory. Eˇbur`niˇfiˇca"tion (?), n. [L. eburnus of ivory (fr. ebur ivory) + facere to make.] The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory. Eb"urˇnine (?), a. Of or pertaining to ivory. "[She] read from tablet eburnine." Sir W. Scott. Eˇcar"diˇnes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge.] (Zoöl.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. É`car`té" (?), n. [F., prop. p. p. fr. écarter to reject, discard.] A game at cards for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game. Eˇcau"date (?), a. [Pref. e- + caudate.] 1. (Bot.) Without a tail or spur. 2. (Zoöl.) Tailless. Ecˇbal"liˇum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Ecbole.] (Bot.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. Ec"baˇsis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a going out, issue, or event; ? out + ? to go.] (Rhet.) A figure in which the orator treats of things according to their events consequences. |