{
  "eustachian tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bony and cartilaginous tube connecting the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalizing air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane":[
        "\u2014 see ear illustration"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8st\u0101-k\u0113-\u0259n-",
      "y\u00fc-\u02c8st\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are several reason why a eustachian tube may not work properly. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The eustachian tube is about 36 mm (about 1 1/2 inches) long and connects the middle ear with the throat. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Your difficulty in clearing your ears is due to the direction of the airflow in your eustachian tube . \u2014 John Cox, USA TODAY , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The rapid change in cabin air pressure causes an imbalance in the eustachian tube \u2014 a narrow, inner-ear passage that regulates air pressure. \u2014 Elliott Hester, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Bartolommeo Eustachio":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1741, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225500"
  },
  "Eustachio":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Bartolomeo 1520\u20131574 Latin":[
        "Eustachius \\ yu\u0307-\u200b\u02c8st\u0101-\u200bk\u0113-\u200b\u0259s , -\u200b\u02c8st\u0101-\u200bsh(\u0113-\u200b)\u0259s \\"
      ],
      "Italian anatomist":[
        "Eustachius \\ yu\u0307-\u200b\u02c8st\u0101-\u200bk\u0113-\u200b\u0259s , -\u200b\u02c8st\u0101-\u200bsh(\u0113-\u200b)\u0259s \\"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "eu\u0307-\u02c8st\u00e4-k\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045255"
  },
  "eustacy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": worldwide change of sea level as contrasted with local diastrophic uplift or subsidence of the land":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fcst\u0259s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary eu- + -stacy (irregular from Greek stasis condition of standing still)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060217"
  },
  "eustachian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to Eustachio or to the eustachian tube : located in or adjoining the eustachian tube":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "y\u00fc\u02c8st\u0101sh\u0259n also -\u0101sh\u0113\u0259n or -\u0101k\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Bartolommeo Eustachio \u20201574 Italian anatomist + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083611"
  },
  "eusporangiate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having sporangia which rise from a group of epidermal cells":[
        "eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae",
        "\u2014 opposed to leptosporangiate"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6y\u00fcsp\u0259\u00a6ranj\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
      "-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from (assumed) New Latin eusporangiatus , from New Latin eu- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131027"
  },
  "eustasism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": eustacy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fcst\u0259\u02ccsiz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "eustasism probably irregular from eustacy + -ism; eustatism International Scientific Vocabulary eustat- (from eustatic ) + -ism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170400"
  },
  "Eustathian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a follower of the Semi-Arian bishop Eustathius who established a monastic institute which was condemned by the Synod of Gangra in a.d. 340":[],
      ": one of an orthodox party whose protest against the deposition by an Arian synod of Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, led to a schism that lasted till a.d. 413":[],
      ": of or relating to Eustathius or to a Eustathian":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "y\u00fc\u02c8st\u0101th\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Eustathi us + English -an , adjective suffix":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181155"
  },
  "eustatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or characterized by worldwide change of sea level":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "y\u00fc-\u02c8sta-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182635"
  },
  "Eusporangiatae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group comprising all the ferns in which sporangium formation is eusporangiate \u2014 compare leptosporangiatae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccy\u00fcsp\u0259\u02ccranj\u0113\u02c8\u00e4t\u02cc\u0113",
      "-\u02c8\u0101t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from feminine plural of (assumed) New Latin eusporangiatus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193036"
  },
  "eustele":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stele typical of dicotyledonous plants that consists of vascular bundles of xylem and phloem strands with parenchymal cells between the bundles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccst\u0113l",
      "y\u00fc-\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1902, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034018"
  },
  "eusternum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from eu- + sternum":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100301"
  },
  "Eusthenopteron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of Upper Devonian lobe-finned fishes (order Rhipidistia)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccy\u00fcsth\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4pt\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from eustheno- (from Greek eusthen\u0113s strong, from eu- + -sthen\u0113s , from sthenos strength) + Greek pteron wing; from the strongly developed fins":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175233"
  },
  "eustomatous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a distinct and well-developed mouth":[
        "\u2014 used especially of ciliates and larval nematodes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u014dm-",
      "(\u02c8)y\u00fc\u00a6st\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from (assumed) New Latin eustomatus , from New Latin eu- + -stomatus -stomatous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192147"
  },
  "eustress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being":[
        "\u2026 during positive stress (\" eustress \"), such as a promotion or vacation, feel-good chemicals called endorphins are released.",
        "\u2014 Tracy Boyd"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccstres"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a leader, convert negative stress to eustress by acknowledging and exploring your team\u2019s issues. \u2014 Andrew Deutscher, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Focusing on eustress doesn\u2019t mean ignoring the fact that distress exists. \u2014 Andrew Deutscher, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "This is that scary-excited eustress , the common butterflies before a big game. \u2014 The Enquirer , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Positive stress, or eustress , is caused by the likes of a job promotion, which comes with greater responsibility, more hours at the office, increased face time with your boss, et cetera. \u2014 Kate Branch, Vogue , 18 Dec. 2018",
      "There are multiple kinds of stress, including eustress , situational stress, and chronic stress. \u2014 Elly Belle, Teen Vogue , 1 Nov. 2018",
      "Understandably, people have been happy to pay money in exchange for doing it for centuries, and there is no sign of any waning in the appreciation of a bit of eustress . \u2014 Richard Stephens, Smithsonian , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "eu- + stress entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1975, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194749"
  },
  "eustyle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an intercolumniation of 2\u00b9/\u2084 diameters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fc\u02ccst\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin eustylos having columns at the best distances, from Greek, from eu- + stylos pillar":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212943"
  },
  "Eusuchia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder or other division of Loricata including the typical members of that group (such as the existing gavials, alligators, and crocodiles and post-Cretaceous fossil forms) having the internal nasal opening situated far back and surrounded by the pterygoid bone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "y\u00fc\u02c8s\u00fck\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from eu- + Greek souchos crocodile + New Latin -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215429"
  },
  "eusynchite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": descloizite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fcs\u1d4an\u02cck-",
      "-i\u014b\u02cck-",
      "y\u00fc\u02c8sin\u02cck\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German eusynchit , from eu- + Greek synchein to commingle, confuse (from syn- + chein to pour) + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221654"
  }
}