Defn: Shaped into one; tending to, or formative into, unity. [R.]
Coleridge.
ESERINE Es"er*ine (; 104), n. Etym: [From native name of the Calabar bean: cf. F. ésérine.] (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.
ESEXUAL
E*sex"u*al, a. Etym: [Pref. e- + sexual.] (Biol.)
Defn: Sexless; asexual.
ESGUARD
Es*guard", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. esgart regard, F. égard. See Guard.]
Defn: Guard. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
ESKAR; ESKER
Es"kar, or Es"ker, n. (Geol.)
Defn: See Eschar.
ESKIMO
Es"ki*mo, n.; pl. Eskimos. Etym: [Originally applied by the
Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh.]
(Ethnol.)