All articles starting with E
17,681 articles
Estonian national theatres
Estonian national theaters are the Estonian National Opera, Estonia's opera and ballet house, and the Estonian Drama Theatre, the country's largest spoken-word theater, both in Tallinn.
Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives
Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives: the national-conservative wing of Estonian politics, chiefly EKRE (Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond), a radical-right party founded in 2012, and Isamaa, an EPP national-conservative party; EKRE came second in 2023 with 16.1%.
Estonian People's Party
The Estonian People's Party (Eesti Rahvaerakond) was a liberal, national-conservative political party in interwar Estonia, led by Jaan Tõnisson; it won 25 seats in 1919 and continued as the National Centre Party.
Estonian Provincial Assembly
The Estonian Provincial Assembly, known in Estonian as the Maapäev, was the first parliamentary-style representative body of Estonia, sitting from 1917 to 1919 and proclaiming Estonian independence in 1918.
Estonian Reform Party
Eesti Reformierakond, the Estonian Reform Party, is a centre-right liberal party founded 13 November 1994 by Siim Kallas; won the 2023 election with 31.2% and 37 seats and leads Estonia's government coalitions.
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, known as the Estonian SSR, was the Soviet union republic occupying Estonia from 1940 until independence was restored in 1991.
Estonian symbolism
Estonian symbolism is the branch of the European Symbolist movement in Estonian literature and art, arriving in 1905 chiefly through the Young Estonia (Noor-Eesti) movement.
Estonian War of Independence
Estonian War of Independence (Vabadussõda), 1918–1920 war between the Republic of Estonia and Soviet Russia, begun 28 November 1918, ended by the Tartu Peace of 2 February 1920, securing Estonian independence and League of Nations membership in 1921.
Estonian Writers' Union
The Estonian Writers' Union (Estonian: Eesti Kirjanike Liit) is the professional association of Estonia's fiction writers, translators, and critics, founded in Tallinn on 8 October 1922, with 353 members as of 2026.
Estonians
Estonians (eestlased) are a Finnic people of Estonia speaking a Uralic Finnic language; 932,603 lived in Estonia in 2026 (68.5%). Distinguished by Finnic language, medieval conquest history, 1860s national awakening, and Soviet-era deportations.
Estoppel
Estoppel is an equitable doctrine barring a party from contradicting prior statements, conduct, or established facts. Covers promissory, proprietary, judicial, and issue estoppel, with divergent shield-versus-sword rules in England, Australia, and the United States.
Estradiol
Estradiol (17β-estradiol, E2) is the most potent human estrogen, made by ovarian granulosa cells and by aromatase conversion of testosterone; purified by Doisy in 1936, it acts via ERα/ERβ and is used in menopausal hormone therapy, contraception, and gender-affirming care.
Estradiol Benzoate
Estradiol benzoate is an injectable ester of the estrogen estradiol that acts briefly, with 4 to 5 days of elevated estrogen, and is used mainly in cattle implants.
Estradiol sulfamate
Estradiol sulfamate, also known as E2MATE or PGL2001, is the C3 sulfamate ester of estradiol, developed in the 1990s as an oral estradiol prodrug and potent steroid sulfatase inhibitor.
Estradiol valerate
Estradiol valerate, sold as Delestrogen, is a prodrug ester of the natural estrogen estradiol, used in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and hypoestrogenism since 1954.
Estragon
Estragon (Gogo) is one of the two tramps in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (En attendant Godot, 1948–49), the boot-bound, forgetful half of the Vladimir–Estragon double act, first played by Pierre Latour in Paris in 1953.
Estramustine
Estramustine is an antineoplastic drug that combines estradiol with a nitrogen mustard group, used as the prodrug estramustine phosphate (Emcyt) for metastatic or progressive prostate cancer.
Estranged
Estranged is a Malaysian alternative rock band from Sabah, formed in 2001 and best known for "Itu Kamu", reported to have won the 22nd Anugerah Juara Lagu.
Estranger Things
"Estranger Things" is the season 36 finale of The Simpsons (790th episode, aired May 18, 2025), written by Tim Long. Bart and Lisa drift apart after outgrowing Itchy & Scratchy; a 35-year flash-forward shows Marge's funeral, later declared non-canon by showrunner Matt Selman.
Estrées-sur-Noye
Estrées-sur-Noye is a commune in the Somme, Hauts-de-France, 12 km south of Amiens, with about 290 inhabitants. It is known for a Gallo-Roman villa excavated by Roger Agache that modeled northern Gaul's large rural estates.
Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark
Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark (Geopark Estrela), designated 2020 in east central Portugal around Serra da Estrela, covers 221,600 ha with 147 geosites, Neoproterozoic-to-Pleistocene geology, and a Last Glacial Maximum ice field of about 66 km2.
Estrella Damm
Estrella Damm is a 5.4% ABV Mediterranean lager brewed in Barcelona by S.A. Damm since 1876 from barley malt, rice, and hops; originally Estrella Dorada (1921), renamed 1991, and tied to FC Barcelona and summer Catalan marketing.
Estrella Galán
Estrella Galán Pérez is a Spanish politician of Sumar who led the refugee aid group CEAR from 2011 to 2024 and has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
Estridentismo
Estridentismo (Stridentism) was a Mexican avant-garde literary and artistic movement founded by poet Manuel Maples Arce in December 1921, centered in Mexico City and later Jalapa until 1927.
Estrilda
Estrilda (Swainson, 1827) is a genus of African waxbill finches in the family Estrildidae, type species the Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild. A 2020 phylogeny found the genus non-monophyletic, splitting off Brunhilda and Glaucestrilda.
Estriol
Estriol (E3, 16α-hydroxyestradiol, oestriol) is the weak, short-acting third major human estrogen, made by the feto-placental unit and the principal estrogen of pregnancy; used vaginally in Europe for menopausal symptoms but not FDA approved.
Estrogen
Estrogen: collective term for the female sex hormones estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), and estriol (E3), steroid hormones made from androgens by aromatase. Purified 1929 by Doisy and Butenandt; acts via ERα, ERβ, GPER1; basis of contraception and menopausal hormone therapy.
Estrogen biosynthesis
Estrogen biosynthesis (aromatase pathway, CYP19A1, Reactome R-HSA-193144): conversion of cholesterol-derived androgens testosterone and androstenedione to estradiol and estrone via three-step aromatization, regulated by FSH/LH and tissue-specific promoters.
Estrogen in Venous Thromboembolism Trial
Estrogen in Venous Thromboembolism Trial (EVTET), Norwegian randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial (Høibraaten et al., 2000) of 2 mg estradiol plus 1 mg norethisterone acetate in 140 women with prior VTE; stopped early after 10.7% versus 2.3% recurrence.
Estrogen receptor
Estrogen receptor (ER; ESR1/ESR2): nuclear receptor for estrogen, subtypes ERα and ERβ, discovered by Jensen in 1958; drives gene transcription, marks ER-positive breast cancer, and is the target of SERMs and SERDs.