A tough old cowboy told his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and lived to the age of 93.
When he died he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren… and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
n. Organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is contained within a distinct nucleus. eukaryotic adj. [from *eu-, karyo- from greek karuon kernel, -ote as in *zygote]
EUPHEMISM
n. - mild or vague expression substituted for a harsher or more direct one (e.g. Pass over for die).
- use of such expressions. euphemistic adj. Euphemistically adv. [greek pheme speaking]
EUPHONIUM
n. Brass instrument of the tuba family. [related to *euphony]
EVAPORATE
v. (-ting) 1 turn from solid or liquid into vapour.
- (cause to) lose moisture as vapour.
- (cause to) disappear. evaporable adj. Evaporation n. [latin: related to *vapour]
