ECHINATE

PRONUNCIATION: (EK-uh-nayt)

MEANING: adjective: Spiny or bristly.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin echinus (hedgehog, sea urchin), from Greek ekhinos (hedgehog, sea urchin). Earliest documented use: 1668.
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ECHINASE - enzyme found in certain marine predators which will digest tough, spiny starfish skin

E-CHINA TEA - a virtual beverage from the Orient

ECH INNATE - Ugh! He was born that way.