A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
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.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphilogism
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
ampulating
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anatomicopathologic
anatomicopathological
anatomicopathological
adj
Relating to anatomy and pathology.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomopathologic
anatomopathologic
adj
Alternative form of anatomopathological
anatomopathological
anatomopathological
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to both anatomy and pathology
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
angiohemophilia
angiolipoma
angiolipoma
noun
A subcutaneous nodule with vascular structure, having all other features of a typical lipoma.
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
angioneoplasm
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglophilism
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipragmatical
antipragmatically
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apogamously
apolegamic
apophlegm
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophthegmatical
apophthegmatical
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatical
apoplastogamous
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bepimpling
bismutoplagionite
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blennophlogisma
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campanologer
campanological
campanological
adj
Relating to campanology.
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campbellsburg
caprimulgi
caprimulgidae
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgine
caprimulgus
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemigraphically
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chimopeelagic
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
chromatographically
chromatographically
adv
With regard to, or by by using chromatography
chromeplating
chromochalcographic
chromochalcographic
adj
Relating to chromochalcography.
chromochalcography
chromocollograph
chromocollographic
chromocollographic
adj
Relating to chromocollography.
chromocollography
chromolithograph
chromolithograph
noun
A print made by chromolithography.
verb
To create a print using chromolithography.
chromolithographer
chromolithographer
noun
one engaged in chromolithography
chromolithographic
chromolithographic
adj
Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography.
chromolithography
chromolithography
noun
A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour.
chromophotolithograph
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
cinematographical
cinematographical
adj
Alternative form of cinematographic
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
circumparallelogram
circumpolygon
circumspangle
clamping
clamping
noun
The act by which something is clamped.
verb
present participle of clamp
climatographical
climatographical
adj
Synonym of climatographic
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clomping
clomping
adj
That clomps.
verb
present participle of clomp
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
coemploying
colleaguesmanship
cometographical
cometographical
adj
Relating to cometography.
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
compelling
compelling
adj
Forceful.
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
verb
present participle of compel
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
compiling
compiling
verb
present participle of compile
complaining
complaining
noun
The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
verb
present participle of complain
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complainingness
complainingness
noun
The quality of being complaining.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation