(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
aegiochus
aegithognathous
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agriochoerus
allothigenous
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amphicarpogenous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouri
amphigouris
anatomicochirurgical
anepigraphous
angiophorous
anguimorpha
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anthropurgic
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
arthroneuralgia
augitophyre
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autoepigraph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
autolithographer
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autosight
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
auxographic
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baragouinish
benzophloroglucinol
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boghazkeui
boguechitto
boltuprightness
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughship
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brachigerous
brachiofaciolingual
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
brighouse
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bulgarophil
bulldoggish
bulldoggishly
bulldoggishness
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
carcinophagous
cardiopneumograph
cataloguish
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheirogaleus
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chincoteague
chincough
chincough
noun
whooping cough
chiriguano
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chiropterygious
chiropterygium
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondropterygious
choragium
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chorussing
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
churchgoing
churchgoing
adj
Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
noun
The practice of regularly attending church.
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
churrigueresco
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
coburghership
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colleaguesmanship
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
coploughing
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.