- Entercom Communications (American broadcasting company)
CBS Corporation: Developments in the late 20th and early 21st centuries: …CBS Radio was acquired by Entercom Communications. Collegiate sports are the centre of the CBS Sports Network. The CW television network, which debuted in 2006, is a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Warner Brothers Entertainment.
- enteric coating (technology)
pharmaceutical industry: Modified-release dosage forms: …modified-release dosage form is the enteric coated tablet. Enteric coating prevents irritation of the stomach by the drug and protects the drug from stomach acid. Most modified-release dosage forms are tablets and capsules designed to deliver drug to the circulating blood over an extended time period. A tablet that releases…
- enteric cytopathic human orphan virus (infectious agent)
picornavirus: Among the enteroviruses are polioviruses, echoviruses (enteric, cytopathogenic, human, orphan), and Coxsackie viruses. Echoviruses cause fever with rash and meningitis. Coxsackie viruses cause sore throat or fever with chest or abdominal pains. The virus particle lacks an envelope, is spheroidal, measures from 20 to 30 nanometres (nm; 1 nm =…
- enteric fever (pathology)
salmonellosis: …of gastrointestinal diseases in humans: enteric fevers (including typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever) and gastroenteritis.
- enteric nerve plexus (physiology)
digestive nerve plexus, intricate layers of nervous tissue that control movements in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. The mechanics of the nervous system’s regulation of digestive functions is not fully known. Two major nerve centres are involved: the myenteric plexus (Auerbach’s plexus) and
- enteric nervous system (physiology)
human nervous system: Enteric nervous system: The enteric nervous system is composed of two plexuses, or networks of neurons, embedded in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. The outermost plexus, located between the inner circular and outer longitudinal smooth-muscle layers of the gut, is called the Auerbach, or…
- enteritis (pathology)
enteritis, inflammation of the intestines (especially of the small intestine), caused by irritants, poisons, viral or bacterial infections, or unknown factors. The symptoms are extremely variable but usually include continuous or intermittent diarrhea, occasionally bloody, accompanied by painful
- enteroaggregative E. coli (bacterium)
German E. coli outbreak of 2011: E. coli O104:H4: coli (EPEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), and diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC). The causative EAEC O104:H4 bacterium of the 2011 outbreak was initially described as a strain of EHEC, but subsequent genetic analyses revealed that it was closely related to EAEC; some scientists classified it as a…
- Enterobacter (bacteria genus)
Enterobacter, (genus Enterobacter), any of a group of rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacter are gram-negative bacteria that are classified as facultative anaerobes, which means that they are able to thrive in both aerobic and anaerobic environments. Many species possess
- Enterobacter aerogenes (bacteria)
bacteria: Heterotrophic metabolism: Enterobacter aerogenes produces most of the same set of fermentation products, as well as large amounts of 2,3-butylene glycol, which is nonacidic and permits more bacterial growth.
- Enterobacter agglomerans (bacteria)
Enterobacter: gergoviae, and E. agglomerans. Pathogenic Enterobacter can cause any of a variety of conditions, including eye and skin infections, meningitis, bacteremia (bacterial blood infection), pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. In many instances, illness caused by E. cloacae or by E. aerogenes is associated with exposure to the
- Enterobacter cloacae (bacteria)
Enterobacter: …opportunistic pathogens (disease-causing organisms), including E. cloacae, E. aerogenes, E. gergoviae, and E. agglomerans. Pathogenic Enterobacter can cause any of a variety of conditions, including eye and skin infections, meningitis, bacteremia (bacterial blood infection), pneumonia, and
- Enterobacter gergoviae (bacteria)
Enterobacter: aerogenes, E. gergoviae, and E. agglomerans. Pathogenic Enterobacter can cause any of a variety of conditions, including eye and skin infections, meningitis, bacteremia (bacterial blood infection), pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. In many instances, illness caused by E. cloacae or by
- Enterobius vermicularis (nematode)
pinworm, worm belonging to the family Oxyuridae in the order Ascaridida (phylum Nematoda). Pinworms are common human intestinal parasites, especially in children. They are also found in other vertebrates. Male pinworms are 2 to 5 mm (about 0.08 to 0.2 inch) long; females range in length from 8 to
- enterocele (medical disorder)
rectocele: …often occurs together with an enterocele, which is a bulge of the small intestine into the vagina. Women with small rectoceles or enteroceles may not feel much distress; a larger and more serious rectocele can cause discomfort and a sagging sensation in the pelvic area and difficulty in emptying the…
- enteroceptor (anatomy)
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington: …sound, odour, and tactile stimuli; interoceptive, exemplified by taste receptors; and proprioceptive, or those receptors that detect events occurring in the interior of the organism. He found—especially in his study of the maintenance of posture as a reflex activity—that the muscles’ proprioceptors and their nerve trunks play an important role…
- enterochromaffin cell (anatomy)
human digestive system: Serotonin: …amino acid 5-hydroxytrytophan in the enterochromaffin cells (EC) and in other similar cells called enterochromaffin-like cells (ECL). These cells also secrete histamine and kinins, which likewise have important messenger functions in glandular secretions and on blood vessels. Serotonin acts in paracrine fashion. Both EC and ECL cells are widely distributed…
- enterochromaffin-like cell (anatomy)
human digestive system: Serotonin: …in other similar cells called enterochromaffin-like cells (ECL). These cells also secrete histamine and kinins, which likewise have important messenger functions in glandular secretions and on blood vessels. Serotonin acts in paracrine fashion. Both EC and ECL cells are widely distributed in the gastrointestinal tract.
- Enterococcus (bacteria genus)
human microbiome: The role of the human microbiota: Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Neisseria.
- enterocoelomate (animal)
enterocoelomate, any animal in which the mesoderm-lined body cavity (coelom) arises in the embryonic stage as an outpocketing of the developing gut (enteron). This form of development, found in echinoderms (e.g., starfishes, sea urchins) and a few other invertebrate phyla and in chordates (e.g.,
- enterocolitis (pathology)
enteritis: Enterocolitis involves the colon as well as the small intestine, and gastroenteritis includes stomach inflammation. Regional enteritis (ileitis, or Crohn disease) is a chronic inflammation that, in its classic form, is confined to the terminal portion of the ileum, the portion of the small intestine…
- Enteroctopus dofleini (mollusk)
octopus: Description: …largest species, the reddish pink giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), may grow to 5.4 metres (18 feet) in length and have an arm span of almost 9 metres (30 feet). The typical octopus has a saccular body: the head is only slightly demarcated from the body and has large complex…
- enterocyte (biology)
lactase: …produced by cells known as enterocytes that line the intestinal walls and form the brush border (a chemical barrier through which food must pass to be absorbed). Mutations in the gene that encodes lactase may result in inherited lactase deficiency, which manifests as lactose intolerance, or the inability to digest…
- enterogastrone (hormone)
enterogastrone, a hormone secreted by the duodenal mucosa when fatty food is in the stomach or small intestine; it is also thought to be released when sugars and proteins are in the intestine. Enterogastrone is transported by the bloodstream to the glands and muscles of the stomach, where it
- enteroglucagon (hormone)
human digestive system: Intestinal glucagon: Secreted by the L cells in response to the presence of carbohydrate and triglycerides in the small intestine, intestinal glucagon (enteroglucagon) modulates intestinal motility and has a strong trophic influence on mucosal structures.
- Enterogona (tunicate subclass)
tunicate: Annotated classification: Subclass Enterogona Gonads unpaired, either within or behind intestinal loop; body may be divided into thorax and abdomen. Order Aplousobranchia Gills simple, unfolded and without longitudinal vessels or bars; digestive tract and genital organs in posterior part of body. Order Phlebobranchia
- enterohemorrhagic E. coli (bacterium)
German E. coli outbreak of 2011: E. coli O104:H4: coli (EIEC), enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), and diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC). The causative EAEC O104:H4 bacterium of the 2011 outbreak was initially described as a strain of EHEC, but subsequent genetic analyses revealed that it was closely related…
- enterohepatic circulation (physiology)
lipid: Bile acids: This cyclic process, called the enterohepatic circulation, handles 20 to 30 grams of bile acids per day in human beings. The small fraction that escapes this circulation is lost in the feces. This is the major excretory route for cholesterol (though a smaller fraction is lost through the normal sloughing…
- enterohepatitis (bird disease)
blackhead, acute liver and intestinal disease of turkeys, chickens, and other game birds, caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis that lives in eggs of the nematode Heterakis gallinarum. Chief symptoms are listlessness and sulfur-coloured diarrhea. Blackhead is usually fatal in
- enterokinase (enzyme)
enterokinase, proteolytic enzyme (q.v.), secreted from the duodenal mucosa, that changes the inactive pancreatic secretion trypsinogen into trypsin, one of the enzymes that digest proteins. Enterokinase is believed to be produced by the glands of Brunner in the membrane lining of the duodenum. It
- enteron (anatomy)
medusa: …the main body cavity, or enteron, which connects with radial canals extending to the outer rim of the bell. The medusa is a free-swimming form; it moves by rhythmic muscular contractions of the bell, providing a slow propulsive action against the water. The other principal body type of the adult…
- enteropeptidase (enzyme)
enterokinase, proteolytic enzyme (q.v.), secreted from the duodenal mucosa, that changes the inactive pancreatic secretion trypsinogen into trypsin, one of the enzymes that digest proteins. Enterokinase is believed to be produced by the glands of Brunner in the membrane lining of the duodenum. It
- enteropneust (hemichordate)
acorn worm, any of the soft-bodied invertebrates of the class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata. The front end of these animals is shaped like an acorn, hence their common name. The “acorn” consists of a muscular proboscis and a collar that may be used to burrow into soft sand or mud. The animals
- Enteropneusta (hemichordate)
acorn worm, any of the soft-bodied invertebrates of the class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata. The front end of these animals is shaped like an acorn, hence their common name. The “acorn” consists of a muscular proboscis and a collar that may be used to burrow into soft sand or mud. The animals
- enterotoxemia (disease)
livestock farming: Diseases: Enterotoxemia, or pulpy kidney, affects lambs at two to six weeks of age, especially those starting on unusually lush or rich feeds. A vaccination is quite effective in preventing this otherwise costly ailment.
- enterotoxin
cholera: The cholera bacterium and toxin: …cholera toxin, a type of enterotoxin that affects intestinal cells. Pathogenic organisms in the O1 serogroup have caused the majority of cholera outbreaks and are subdivided into two biotypes: classical and El Tor. These two biotypes each contain two serotypes, called Inaba and Ogawa (some classifications recognize a third serotype,…
- enterovirus (virus)
picornavirus: This group includes enteroviruses, which attack the vertebrate intestinal tract and often invade the central nervous system as well; rhinoviruses, which infect the tissues in the vertebrate nose; and the virus agent of foot-and-mouth disease. Among the enteroviruses are polioviruses, echoviruses (enteric, cytopathogenic, human, orphan), and Coxsackie viruses.
- Enterprise (aircraft carrier [launched 1960])
Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, launched in 1960 and commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1961. Powered by eight nuclear reactors (two for each of its four propellers), the Enterprise—which displaced about 75,000 tons and had a flight deck of 1,101 by 252 feet (336 by 77
- enterprise
business organization, an entity formed for the purpose of carrying on commercial enterprise. Such an organization is predicated on systems of law governing contract and exchange, property rights, and incorporation. Business enterprises customarily take one of three forms: individual
- Enterprise (steamboat)
Henry Miller Shreve: …stockholder and skipper of the Enterprise (the second steamboat on the Mississippi), carrying supplies in 1814 for Andrew Jackson’s army and taking part himself in the Battle of New Orleans. In May 1815 the Enterprise with Shreve at the helm became the first steamboat to ascend the Mississippi and Ohio…
- Enterprise (fictional starship)
Gene Roddenberry: …other officers of the starship Enterprise. The 79 aired episodes of the series presented an optimistic view of life in the future as it traced the crew’s mission “to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.”
- Enterprise (Alabama, United States)
Enterprise, city, Coffee county, southeastern Alabama, U.S., about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Montgomery. It was founded in 1881 by John Henry Carmichael near the community of Drake Eye. In 1882 the post office was moved from Drake Eye to the new community of Enterprise, named at the suggestion
- enterprise group (Japanese business organization)
zaibatsu: …into what became known as enterprise groups (kigyō shūdan). Those created with companies that were formerly part of the big zaibatsu—Mitsubishi group, Mitsui group, and Sumitomo group (qq.v.)—were more loosely organized around leading companies or major banks; they differed most significantly from the old, centrally controlled zaibatsu in the informal…
- enterprise investment (business)
economic growth: The role of government: The term enterprise investment has been used to describe the kind of capital formation that involves innovations and that by building ahead of demand generates rapid rates of growth of productivity or technical progress. But to get such growth, it has been argued, an economy must be…
- enterprise resource planning system (information systems)
information system: Operational support and enterprise systems: …human resources—are integrated into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the principal kind of enterprise system. ERP systems support the value chain—that is, the entire sequence of activities or processes through which a firm adds value to its products. For example, an individual or another business may submit a custom…
- enterprise special district (United States government)
special district: Enterprise special districts include gas, water, and electrical utilities. Rather than taxing all recipients, this type of special district usually charges customers by quantity consumed. Sometimes nonenterprise special districts charge use or service fees, which are minor sources of revenue, such as from rental of…
- enterprise system (information system)
information system: Operational support and enterprise systems: …large integrated systems known as enterprise systems. In this case, the information systems that support various functional units—sales and marketing, production, finance, and human resources—are integrated into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the principal kind of enterprise system. ERP systems support the value chain—that is, the entire sequence of…
- enterprise unionism (Japanese society)
enterprise unionism, the organization of a single trade union within one plant or multiplant enterprise rather than within a craft or industry. It is especially prevalent in Japan, where nearly all Japanese unions, representing the vast majority of union membership, are of the enterprise type. A
- Enterrement à Ornans, Un (painting by Gustave Courbet)
A Burial at Ornans, influential oil painting created by French artist Gustave Courbet between 1849 and 1850. The monumental canvas (10.33 × 21.92 feet [3.15 × 6.68 meters]) depicting a funeral outside a rural village departed radically from the prevailing conventions of the art world and is now
- Enterro de Nhá Candinha Sena, O (work by Gonçalves)
António Aurélio Gonçalves: O Enterro de Nhá Candinha Sena (1957; “The Burial of Mrs. Candinha Sena”) delves into the narrator’s childhood relationship with a childless woman of great kindness and character. Noite de vento (1970; “Night of Wind”) and Virgens loucas (1971; “Crazy Virgins”) also have female protagonists.…
- Entertainer, The (film by Richardson [1960])
The Entertainer, British dramatic film, released in 1960, that is a notable example of the British “kitchen sink” dramas produced in the post-World War II era by writers known as the Angry Young Men. Laurence Olivier portrayed Archie Rice, a third-rate vaudeville entertainer who refuses to accept
- Entertainer, The (play by Osborne)
The Entertainer, play in 13 parts by John Osborne, produced in 1957 and published in 1959. The playwright used a seedy third-rate English music-hall comedian and the deteriorating Empire Music Hall as metaphors for Great Britain’s decline as a world power. In brief bursts of topical, frequently
- Entertainer, The (work by Joplin)
Scott Joplin: …“Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer,” published from 1899 through 1909, and his opera, Treemonisha, published at his own expense in 1911. Treemonisha was well received when it was first produced by a troupe in Atlanta, Georgia, directed and choreographed by Katherine Dunham. The production went to Broadway in…
- Entertaining Mr. Sloane (play by Orton)
Joe Orton: His three full-length plays, Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1964), Loot (1965), and What the Butler Saw (produced posthumously, 1969), were outrageous and unconventional black comedies that scandalized audiences with their examination of moral corruption, violence, and sexual rapacity. Orton’s writing was marked by epigrammatic wit and an incongruous polish, his…
- entertainment
Graham Greene: …novels that he termed “entertainments,” works similar to thrillers in their spare, tough language and their suspenseful, swiftly moving plots but possessing greater moral complexity and depth. Stamboul Train was also the first of Greene’s many novels to be filmed (1934). It was followed by three more entertainments that…
- Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Inc. (television network)
ESPN, Inc., cable television sports-broadcasting network based in Bristol, Conn. It was launched in 1979 and is one of the largest cable networks in the United States. Its success engendered additional ESPN networks, including an international sports network. New England sports announcer William
- Entertainment Software Rating Board (organization)
electronic fighting game: Regulation: The Entertainment Software Rating Board’s advisory code for video and computer games was formally approved by the U.S. Congress in 1994. The code has been revised several times, both in terms of categories and in wording, though critics contend that code designations remain too arbitrary, with…
- Entertainment Weekly (American magazine)
Gillian Flynn: …as a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly magazine. For the latter publication she reported from film sets and eventually became a television critic. Austerity cuts in 2008 led to the termination of her position, however, and she turned to fiction writing full-time.
- Entertainment! (album by Gang of Four)
Gang of Four: …was followed in 1979 by Entertainment!, which continued the group’s movement toward the dance floor, propelled by bassist Allen and drummer Burnham. The Gang of Four’s songs, often of an ironic and theoretical bent, focused on sexual politics and the bleakness of consumerism. The group’s third album, Songs of the…
- Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen (work by Webern)
Anton Webern: Life and works: … (1908), and the choral canon Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen (1908). These still adhere to traditional tonality, but, with the Stefan George songs (1908–09), Webern entered the realm of music no longer based on a fixed tonal centre.
- Entführung aus dem Serail, Die (opera by Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vienna: the early years: …Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio). (Joseph II currently required that German opera, rather than the traditional Italian, be given at the court theatre.) In the summer of 1781, rumours began to circulate, as far as Salzburg, that Mozart was contemplating marriage with the third of…
- enthalpy (physics)
enthalpy, the sum of the internal energy and the product of the pressure and volume of a thermodynamic system. Enthalpy is an energy-like property or state function—it has the dimensions of energy (and is thus measured in units of joules or ergs), and its value is determined entirely by the
- enthalpy of formation (physics)
heat of formation, the amount of heat absorbed or evolved when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent elements, each substance being in its normal physical state (gas, liquid, or solid). Usually the conditions at which the compound is formed are taken to be at a temperature of 25 °C
- enthalpy of reaction (chemical reaction)
heat of reaction: …pressure is also designated the enthalpy of reaction, represented by the symbol ΔH. If the heat of reaction is positive, the reaction is said to be endothermic; if negative, exothermic.
- enthesitis (pathology)
arthritis: Spondyloarthropathies: Enthesitis, inflammation at the insertion of a tendon or ligament into bone, is a characteristic feature of spondyloarthropathy. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies are not associated with elevated levels of serum rheumatoid factor. Spondyloarthropathies occur most frequently in males and in individuals with a genetic variation…
- Enthiran (film by Shankar [2010])
Rajinikanth: Sivaji and Enthiran: …and the science fiction thriller Enthiran (2010; “Robot”); in the latter, he played both the robot Chitti Babu and its creator, Dr. Vaseegaran. Rajinikanth’s acting style is characterized by unbridled exaggeration and pronounced mannerisms; his signature gestures—in which he deftly flips a cigarette high in the air and catches it…
- Enthroned Madonna from San Giobbe (panel painting by Bellini)
- Enthronement Song (biblical literature)
biblical literature: Psalms: …city of Jerusalem, and the Enthronement Songs, which—though their number, setting, and interpretation have been the subject of much debate—acclaim Yahweh’s kingship over the whole world.
- enthymeme (logic)
enthymeme, in syllogistic, or traditional, logic, name of a syllogistic argument that is incompletely stated. In the argument “All insects have six legs; therefore, all wasps have six legs,” the minor premise, “All wasps are insects,” is suppressed. Any one of the propositions may be omitted—even
- entia non grata (philosophy)
universal: Universals and other entia non grata: ” As noted above, most objections to universals are based on the claim that universals, as compared with concrete physical things, are strange entities. Yet it is pointless to claim that universals are too strange to be countenanced if avoiding them commits one…
- Entierro del Conde de Orgaz, El (painting by El Greco)
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, large and luminous oil painting that was created about 1586 by the Greek-born artist El Greco. This painting, commissioned for and located in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo, Spain, is widely considered to be El Greco’s masterpiece. El Greco was active in Rome
- entire ring (mathematics)
modern algebra: Structural axioms: …a set is called an integral domain. For example, the set of integers {…, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, …} is a commutative ring with unity, but it is not a field, because axiom 10 fails. When only axiom 8 fails, a set is known as a division ring or…
- Entisol (soil)
Entisol, one of the 12 soil orders in the U.S. Soil Taxonomy. Entisols are soils defined by the absence or near absence of horizons (layers) that clearly reflect soil-forming processes. Occupying just under 11 percent of the nonpolar continental land surface of the Earth, they are formed on surface
- entitlement (government assistance)
entitlement, generally, any government-provided or government-managed benefit or service to which some or all individuals are entitled by law. The term is also but less frequently applied to benefits provided by employers to employees unilaterally or as mandated by law or by contract (see fringe
- entitlement failure (economics)
famine: Entitlement failure: In the late 20th century the work of the Indian economist Amartya Sen led to a major reorientation in the study of famines. In works such as Poverty and Famines (1981), Sen challenged the prevailing “FAD hypothesis,” the assumption that total food-availability decline…
- entitlement theory of justice (philosophy)
Robert Nozick: The entitlement theory of justice of Robert Nozick: Nozick’s vision of legitimate state power thus contrasts markedly with that of Rawls and his followers. Rawls argues that the state should have whatever powers are necessary to ensure that those citizens who are least well-off are as well-off…
- Entmythologisierung (theology)
myth: Demythologization of major religious traditions: Demythologization should be distinguished from secularization. Every living mythology must come to terms with the world in which it is transmitted and to that extent inevitably goes through processes of secularization. Demythologization, however, refers to the conscious efforts people make…
- entoderm (embryo)
endoderm, the innermost of the three germ layers, or masses of cells (lying within ectoderm and mesoderm), which appears early in the development of an animal embryo. The endoderm subsequently gives rise to the epithelium (tissue that covers, or lines, a structure) of the pharynx, including the
- entodiniomorph (ciliate)
entodiniomorph, any ciliated protozoan of the order Entodiniomorphida. They are harmless parasites in the rumen and intestines of cattle, horses, and other herbivores. Entodiniomorphs are common and extremely numerous: one cow may harbour 10 billion or more. The cells are irregularly shaped, and
- Entodiniomorphida (ciliate)
entodiniomorph, any ciliated protozoan of the order Entodiniomorphida. They are harmless parasites in the rumen and intestines of cattle, horses, and other herbivores. Entodiniomorphs are common and extremely numerous: one cow may harbour 10 billion or more. The cells are irregularly shaped, and
- Entombment (painting by Titian)
Titian: Religious paintings: The Entombment is his first tragic masterpiece, where in a twilight setting the irrevocable finality of death and the despair of Christ’s followers are memorably evoked. The stately Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, a very large canvas, reflects the splendor of Venetian Renaissance society…
- Entombment (Deposition from the Cross) (painting by Pontormo)
Jacopo da Pontormo: …is best exemplified in the Entombment (Deposition from the Cross) (1525–28), painted soon after this for Santa Felicità, Florence.
- Entombment of Atala, The (painting by Girodet)
Anne-Louis Girodet: …subjects in such works as The Entombment of Atala (1808). The latter picture, together with a windswept portrait of Chateaubriand meditating before the Roman Colosseum (1809), is most typical of his work.
- entomology (zoology)
entomology, branch of zoology dealing with the scientific study of insects. The Greek word entomon, meaning “notched,” refers to the segmented body plan of the insect. The zoological categories of genetics, taxonomy, morphology, physiology, behaviour, and ecology are included in this field of
- entomophagy (dietary practice)
entomophagy, the consumption of insects as a source of nutrition by humans. Entomophagy is practiced in most parts of the world, though it is especially common in the tropics, where more than 2,000 different species of insects are known to be consumed. Most species of insects that are eaten by
- Entomophthorales (order of fungi)
fungus: Annotated classification: Order Entomophthorales Primarily parasitic on insects, some may be saprotrophic in soil; coenocytic mycelium, may become septate; example genera include Entomophthora, Ballocephala, Conidiobolus, Entomophaga, and Neozygites. Subphylum Zoopagomycotina (incertae sedis) Endoparasitic
- Entomophthoromycotina (subphylum of fungi)
fungus: Annotated classification: Subphylum Entomophthoromycotina (incertae sedis) Pathogenic, saprotrophic, or parasitic; coenocytic or septate mycelium; rhizoids formed by some species; conidiophore branched or unbranched; conidia forcibly discharged; contains 1 order. Order Entomophthorales Primarily parasitic on insects, some may be
- Entomopoxvirinae (subfamily of viruses)
virus: Annotated classification: …are closely related antigenically, and Entomopoxvirinae, which infect arthropods. The Chordopoxvirinae are composed of groups called orthopoxviruses (vaccinia), parapoxviruses, avipoxviruses of birds, and many others that infect sheep, rabbits, and swine. Family Adenoviridae Nonenveloped virions of icosahedral symmetry, about 80 nm in diameter, and capsids
- entoproct (invertebrate)
entoproct, any member of the phylum Entoprocta, a group of aquatic invertebrate animals composed of about 150 species and subdivided into four families. Entoprocts occur throughout the world, primarily in marine habitats, although one genus, Urnatella, is a freshwater form. Entoprocts may either
- Entoprocta (invertebrate)
entoproct, any member of the phylum Entoprocta, a group of aquatic invertebrate animals composed of about 150 species and subdivided into four families. Entoprocts occur throughout the world, primarily in marine habitats, although one genus, Urnatella, is a freshwater form. Entoprocts may either
- Entorrhizales (order of fungi)
fungus: Annotated classification: Order Entorrhizales Pathogenic or saprotrophic; hyphae clamped; dolipore and parenthesome present; contains the only smut fungus that causes gall formation on roots; example genus is Entorrhiza. Kingdom Chromista Common microorganisms; includes important plant pathogens, such as the cause of potato
- Entorrhizomycetes (class of fungi)
fungus: Annotated classification: Class Entorrhizomycetes Pathogenic or saprotrophic on roots of plants; contains 1 order. Order Entorrhizales Pathogenic or saprotrophic; hyphae clamped; dolipore and parenthesome present; contains the only smut fungus that causes gall formation on roots; example genus is Entorrhiza. Kingdom
- Entoto (Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa: Its immediate predecessor, Entoto, was situated on a high tableland and was found to be unsatisfactory because of extreme cold and an acute shortage of firewood. The empress Taitu, wife of Emperor Menilek II (reigned 1889–1913), persuaded the emperor to build a house near the hot springs at…
- Entotrophi (arthropod order)
dipluran, (order Diplura), any of a group of about 800 species of small primitive wingless insects, considered by some entomologists to have features similar to ancestral insects. Diplurans have two appendages, or cerci, extending backward from the last of their abdominal segments, for which they
- entotrophian (arthropod order)
dipluran, (order Diplura), any of a group of about 800 species of small primitive wingless insects, considered by some entomologists to have features similar to ancestral insects. Diplurans have two appendages, or cerci, extending backward from the last of their abdominal segments, for which they
- Entourage (American television series)
Martin Landau: …for a guest appearance on Entourage (2004–11).
- Entr’acte (film by Clair)
René Clair: Early life and first films: His next film, Entr’acte (1924), which was created to be shown between acts of a ballet by the modernist French composer Erik Satie, featured in its cast some of the most innovative artists of the day, including Satie and the Dadaist painters Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, and Man…
- entrada (cards)
ombre: The lowest bid, entrada, offers to do this after making any number of discards and drawing replacements from the stock. Vuelta is the same, except that the declarer must accept as trump the suit of the first card turned from stock. Highest is solo, in which the declarer…
- entrance fee (business)
museum: Entrance fees: Many museums charge entrance fees to help finance operations—even in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, that previously had a strong tradition of free entry to museums. Some museums charge admission fees only for major exhibitions. Others have introduced a system of…
- entrapment (law)
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