(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
amphicarpogenous
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
anthropurgic
apogalacteum
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
arachnophagous
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archmugwump
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
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.
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
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.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autopelagic
autopsychology
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
auxographic
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
benzophloroglucinol
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
calculagraph
calculagraph
noun
(historical) A mechanical device that calculates and prints the elapsed time between two events.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
campagus
campbellsburg
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancrophagous
capitulating
capitulating
verb
present participle of capitulate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgi
caprimulgidae
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgine
caprimulgus
capsuligerous
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
capsulogenous
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carcinophagous
cardiopneumograph
cardophagus
carpogenous
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
chandragupta
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chiropterygious
chiropterygium
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
circumparallelogram
circumpentagon
circumpolygon
circumspangle
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
coburghership
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colleaguesmanship
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
compsognathus
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
conceptualising
conceptualising
verb
present participle of conceptualise
conceptualizing
conceptualizing
verb
present participle of conceptualize
coopersburg
copiague
coploughing
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterespionage
counterespionage
noun
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.
counteropening
counteropening
noun
(surgery) An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterplotting
counterplotting
verb
present participle of counterplot
counterpointing
counterpointing
verb
present participle of counterpoint
counterpoising
counterpoising
verb
present participle of counterpoise
counterposting
counterprogramming
counterprogramming
noun
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
counterpropagation
counterpropagations
counterreplying
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
countertripping
countertripping
adj
(heraldry, rare) countertrippant
coupage
coupage
noun
The blending (or cutting) of wine.
couping
couping
verb
present participle of coup
coupling
coupling
noun
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
(sexuality) Sexual intercourse.
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
A device that couples two things together.
Act of joining together to form a couple.
verb
present participle of couple
couplings
couplings
noun
plural of coupling
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
creatophagous
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
crumpling
crumpling
noun
A crumpled shape or structure.
A small crump
The act by which something crumples.
verb
present participle of crumple
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptoglaux
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
cupeling
cupelling
cupelling
verb
present participle of cupel
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
cupolaing
cupping
cupping
noun
(medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
(medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
(medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.