Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DE

E·ryth"ro·phyll (?), Er`y·throph"yl·lin (?), n. [Gr. ερυθροσ red + ? leaf.] (Physiol. Bot.) The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll.

E·ryth"ro·sin (?), n. [Gr. ερυθροσ red.] (Chem.) (a) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. (b) A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresceïn by the action of iodine.

Er`y·throx"y·lon (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ερυθροσ red + ? wood. So named from the red wood of some species.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca.

E·ryth"ro·zyme (?), n. [Gr. ερυθροσ red + ? leaven.] (Physiol. Chem.) A ferment extracted from madder root, possessing the power of inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar.

Es`ca·lade" (?), n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata), fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder. See Scale, v. t.] (Mil.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.

Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery.
Buckminster.

Es`ca·lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.

Es"ca·la`tor (?), n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.] A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- a trade term.

Es·cal"lop (?), n. See Escalop.

Es·cal"loped (?), a. See Escaloped.

Es·cal"op (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.]

1. (Zoöl.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop.