Endosmometric
(En*dos`mo*met"ric) a. Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic
action.
Endosmose
(En"dos*mose` En`dos*mo"sis) n. [NL. endosmosis, fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + a thrusting,
impulsion, fr. to push: cf. F. endosmose.] (Physics) The transmission of a fluid or gas from without
inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.
Endosmosmic
(En`dos*mos"mic) a. Endosmotic.
Endosmotic
(En`dos*mot"ic) a. Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter.
Endosperm
(En"do*sperm) n. [Endo- + Gr. seed.] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed; — limited by recent
writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
Endospermic
(En`do*sper"mic) a. (Bot.) Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.
Endospore
(En"do*spore) n. [Endo- + spore.] (Bot.) The thin inner coat of certain spores.
Endosporous
(En`do*spor"ous) a. (Bot.) Having the spores contained in a case; — applied to fungi.
Endoss
(En*doss") v. t. [F. endosser. See Endorse.] To put upon the back or outside of anything; —
the older spelling of endorse. [Obs.] Spenser.
Endosteal
(En*dos"te*al) a. (Physiol.) Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification.
Endosternite
(En`do*ster"nite) n. [Endo- + sternum.] (Zoöl.) The part of each apodeme derived from
the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.
Endosteum
(||En*dos"te*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. + a bone.] (Anat.) The layer of vascular connective tissue
lining the medullary cavities of bone.
Endostoma
(||En*dos"to*ma) n. [NL., fr. Gr. + the mouth.] (Zoöl.) A plate which supports the labrum in
certain Crustacea.
Endostome
(En"do*stome) n. [See Endostoma.]
1. (Bot.) The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.
2. (Zoöl.) And endostoma.
Endostosis
(En`dos*to"sis) n. [NL. See Endo- , and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) A process of bone formation
in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
Endostyle
(En"do*style) n. [Endo- + Gr. a pillar.] (Zoöl.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into
the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata.
Endotheca
(||En`do*the"ca) n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`ndon within + qh`kh a case, box, fr. to place.] (Zoöl.)
The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It
usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another. — En`do*the"cal a.
Endothecium
(||En`do*the"ci*um) n. [NL. See Endotheca.] (Bot.) The inner lining of an anther cell.
Endothelial
(En`do*the"li*al) a. (Anat.) Of, or relating to, endothelium.
Endothelium
(||En`do*the"li*um) n.; pl. Endothelia [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + nipple.] (Anat.) The
thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities. See Epithelium.
