Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun e

5 senses of e

Sense 1
vitamin E, tocopherol, E -- (a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body)
       => fat-soluble vitamin -- (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)
       => antioxidant -- (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)

Sense 2
einsteinium, Es, E, atomic number 99 -- (a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 3
east, due east, eastward, E -- (the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 4
e -- (the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...)
       => transcendental number -- (an irrational number that is not algebraic)

Sense 5
E, e -- (the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")