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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("E" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("E" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("e" is a kind of...):
transcendental number (an irrational number that is not algebraic)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("E" is a kind of...):
cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
Synonyms:
atomic number 99; E; einsteinium; Es
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("E" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
Synonyms:
E; tocopherol; vitamin E
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("E" is a kind of...):
antioxidant (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)
fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "E"):
alpha-tocopheral (a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis)
Context examples:
There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the _idée fixe_, which may be trifling in character, and accompanied by complete sanity in every other way.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I daresay E.C. is not much in your line, but I can tell you that this is about the richest house in London.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There are many open questions about 55 Cancri e, especially: Why has the atmosphere not been stripped away from the planet, given the perilous radiation environment of the star?
(Lava or Not, Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Likely to have Atmosphere, NASA)
Causes include infections and the use of certain medications (e.g., antibiotics and steroids).
(Acneiform Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Acute erythroid leukemia that is responding to therapy, i.e. It is not progressing and possibly regressing
(Acute Erythroid Leukemia in Remission, NCI Thesaurus)
It is mathematically defined as: BSA (m^2) = ([Height(cm) x Weight(kg)]/3600)^0.5; e.g.
(Mosteller Body Surface Area Formula, NCI Thesaurus)
Such malignant neoplasms may be carcinomas (e.g. breast, colon), lymphomas, melanomas, or sarcomas.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Liver, NCI Thesaurus)
Normal proteins that, when altered or inappropriately expressed, contribute to the spread or migration of cancer cells from one part of the body (i.e., the location of the primary tumor) to another.
(Metastasis Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A traditional unit of length defined as the number of opening per inch of a screen, e.g. the number of strands or particles per inch.
(Mesh, NCI Thesaurus)
Metastatic renal cell cancer is stage IV, but stage IV includes some non-metastatic tumors, e.g.
(Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)
