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e-commerce
business-to-consumer and business-to-business commerce conducted by way of the Internet or other electronic networks.
e-mail
Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network.
E. coli
Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines.
Ea
In Mesopotamian religion, the god of water.
eagle
Any of many large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae, found worldwide.
Eakins, Thomas
U.S. painter.
Eales, John
Australian rugby union player.
Eames, Charles and Ray
U.S. designers.
ear
Organ of hearing and balance.
Earhart, Amelia (Mary)
U.S. aviator, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Early American furniture
Furniture made in the second half of the 17th century by American colonists.
Early Netherlandish art
Architecture, painting, sculpture, and other visual arts produced in Flanders in the late 14th and 15th century under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy.
Early, Jubal A(nderson)
U.S. and Confederate military leader.
Earnhardt, (Ralph) Dale
U.S. automobile racer.
Earp, Wyatt (Berry Stapp)
U.S. frontiersman.
Earth
Third planet in distance outward from the Sun.
Earth impact hazard
The danger of collision with asteroids and comets whose orbits carry them near Earth.
Earth Summit
Conference held in Rio de Janeiro (June 3–14, 1992) to reconcile worldwide economic development with environmental protection.
Earth-crossing asteroid
Asteroid whose path around the Sun crosses Earth's orbit.
earthenware
Pottery that has been fired at low heat and is slightly more porous and coarser than stoneware and porcelain.
earthquake
Sudden shaking of the ground caused by a disturbance deeper within the crust of the Earth.
earthquake-resistant structure
Building designed to prevent total collapse, preserve life, and minimize damage in case of an earthquake or tremor.
earthshine
Sunlight reflected from Earth, especially that reflected onto the dark side of the Moon.
earthworm
Any of more than 1,800 species of terrestrial worms, particularly members of the genus Lumbricus (class Oligochaeta of the annelid order).
earwig
Any of about 1,100 insect species (order Dermaptera) characterized by large membranous hind wings that lie hidden under short, leathery forewings.
easement
In Anglo-American property law, an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment, such as the right to cross the land or have a view over it continue unobstructed.
East Anglia
Traditional region of England.
East Asian arts
Visual, literary, and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan.
East India Co.
English chartered company formed for trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, incorporated in 1600.
East India Co., Dutch
Trading company founded by the Dutch in 1602 to protect their trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in their war of independence from Spain.
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