ECCRITIC
Ec*crit"ic, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a cathartic.
ECDERON
Ec"der*on, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: See Ecteron.
— Ec`der*on"ic, a.
ECDYSIS Ec"dy*sis, n.; pl. Ecdyses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to enter.] (Biol.)
Defn: The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.
ECGONINE
Ec"go*nine (; 104), n. Etym: [Gr. 'e`kgonos sprung from.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, crystalline, nitrogenous base, obtained by the decomposition of cocaine.
ECHAUGUETTE (), n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See Castle.