A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agromyzidae
amidocyanogen
amygdal
amygdal
noun
Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”)
amygdala
amygdala
noun
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdalaceae
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalae
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amygdalolith
amygdaloncus
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amygdalotome
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdalus
amygdonitrile
amygdophenin
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
angiohydrotomy
angiomyocardiac
antidogmatically
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
bodymaking
bogydom
bradysphygmia
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly
noun
megalocardia
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
chromidiogamy
coembodying
comicotragedy
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
commandingly
commandingly
adv
In a commanding fashion.
commendingly
commendingly
adv
So as to commend.
commodifying
commodifying
verb
present participle of commodify
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
condemningly
condemningly
adv
In a condemning fashion.
curmudgeonery
curmudgeonery
noun
Alternative form of curmudgeonry
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
cyanogenamide
dacryocystosyringotomy
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dactylomegaly
dactylomegaly
noun
(pathology) The presence of enlarged digits
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
daemonology
daemonurgy
daimonology
daimonology
noun
Alternative form of demonology
damageability
damageability
noun
The quality or degree of being susceptible to damage.
damageably
damagingly
damagingly
adv
In a damaging manner
damnifying
damnifying
verb
present participle of damnify
damningly
damningly
adv
In a damning manner, or to an extent that is damning.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
delightsomely
delightsomely
adv
In a delightsome manner.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demagogically
demagogically
adv
In a demagogic manner.
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demagogy
demagogy
noun
demagogism
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
demiurgically
demiurgically
adv
In the manner of a demiurge
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demology
demology
noun
demography
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demonologically
demonologically
adv
In terms of demonology.
demonology
demonology
noun
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
demurringly
demurringly
adv
So as to demur.
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologise
demythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of demythologize
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologize
demythologize
verb
(transitive) To remove the mythological elements of.
demythologized
demythologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologize
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
dermasurgery
dermasurgery
noun
The surgical treatment of benign and malignant skin conditions; dermatologic surgery.
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermonosology
desmidiology
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmology
desmology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.
desmonosology
desmopathology
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diagrammatically
diagrammatically
adv
In a diagrammatic manner
diagrammitically
diagrydium
diamagnetically
diamagnetically
adv
In a diamagnetic way.
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatically
adv
(Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest
By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
digamy
digamy
noun
A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
diminishingly
diminishingly
adv
In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.
dioeciopolygamous
diplomatology
diplomatology
noun
The study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, etc.
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
discomposingly
discomposingly
adv
So as to discompose.
discriminatingly
discriminatingly
adv
With discrimination.
disembodying
disembodying
verb
present participle of disembody
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
dismaying
dismaying
verb
present participle of dismay
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
dismayingness
dismissingly
dismissingly
adv
In a dismissing manner; dismissively
dissemblingly
dissemblingly
adv
So as to dissemble or deceive; with dissimulation.
docimology
docimology
noun
scientific testing, as in assaying metals, etc.
dogberrydom
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
dogmatically
dogmatically
adv
In a dogmatic manner.
dominatingly
dominatingly
adv
In a dominating way: commandingly, authoritatively.
Predominantly, mostly.
domineeringly
domineeringly
adv
In a domineering manner.
doomsayings
doomsayings
noun
plural of doomsaying
dramaturgically
dramaturgically
adv
In terms of dramaturgy.
dramaturgy
dramaturgy
noun
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.