A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
appleringy
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
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.
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
egypticity
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
epizoology
epizoology
noun
epizootiology
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
fetography
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
gipsyesque
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gypsyesque
gypsyesque
adj
Synonym of gypsyish
gyropigeon
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
handygripe
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
heptagynia
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hogrophyte
hyetograph
hyetograph
noun
A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
hygrophyte
hygrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypogeally
hypogeiody
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogeugea
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypogynies
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
lemography
lepargylic
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
logotypies
megalopyge
megaphyton
metagraphy
metagraphy
noun
(art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy
(linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
myographer
myographer
noun
One who studies myography.
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
neurophagy
oleography
oleography
noun
The art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs.
The process of identifying oils by their oleographs.
oreography
oreography
noun
Alternative form of orography
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
overpaying
overpaying
verb
present participle of overpay
overplying
overplying
verb
present participle of overply
palaeology
palaeology
noun
Alternative form of paleology
paleoglyph
panegyrica
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
panegyrize
panegyrize
verb
(transitive) To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
panglessly
panglessly
adv
Without a pang; painlessly.
passageway
passageway
noun
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
pedagogery
pedagogery
noun
Alternative form of pedagoguery
peddlingly
pelycogram
pelycology
penguinery
penguinery
noun
(zoology) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.
pentagynia
perigynial
perigynies
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perrysburg
petrifying
petrifying
adj
Causing immense fear; extremely scary
verb
present participle of petrify
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
phaenology
phagocyter
pharyngeal
pharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
noun
(phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..
phlebology
phlebology
noun
(medicine) The study of veins and their diseases etc
phrenology
phrenology
noun
(medicine, biology) The pseudo-science, now discredited, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
phylogenic
phylogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to phylogeny
phylogenetic
physagogue
physiogeny
physiogeny
noun
(biology) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
phytophage
phytophage
noun
(biology) herbivore
piercingly
piercingly
adv
In a piercing manner.
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pipelaying
pipelaying
Noun
The laying of pipes or a pipeline.
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
plangently
plangently
adv
In a plangent manner: with a loud reverberating sound, or plaintively.
plasmogeny
playmonger
pleadingly
pleadingly
adv
In an pleading manner; with pleas.
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pneumology
pneumology
noun
The study of the respiratory system and organs.
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygamize
polygamize
verb
(intransitive) To practice polygamy: to marry more than one wife or husband.
(rare, transitive) To marry (multiple spouses).
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygenous
polygenous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres