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Es

—Symbol, Chem.
einsteinium.

-es

a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: Hyades.

-es

var. of -s ² in verbs ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y: passes; buzzes; pitches; dashes; studies.

-es

var. of -s ³ in nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y, and in nouns in f with v in the plural: losses; fuzzes; riches; ashes; babies; sheaves.