Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DE

Eˇdul"coˇrant, n. An edulcorant remedy.

Eˇdul"coˇrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Edulcorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Edulcorating.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. édulcorer.]

1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

Succory . . . edulcorated with sugar and vinegar.
Evelyn.

2. (Chem.) To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify. [R.]

Eˇdul`coˇra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. édulcoration.]

1. The act of sweetening or edulcorating.

2. (Chem.) The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances, by affusions of water. [R.] Ure.

Eˇdul"coˇraˇtive (?), a. Tending to ?weeten or purify by affusions of water.

Eˇdul"coˇra`tor (?), n. A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.; a dropping bottle.

Eˇdu"liˇous (?), a. [L. edulis, fr. edere to eat.] Edible. [Obs.] "Edulious pulses." Sir T. Browne.

-ee (?). [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -é, masc.] A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer.

Eek, Eeke (?), v. t. See Eke. [Obs.] Spenser.

Eel (?), n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. āll, Sw. ĺl.] (Zoöl.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.