A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
agromyzidae
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
apterygidae
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
ballyragged
ballyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyrag
bandylegged
baynebridge
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bodybending
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
cecidiology
cecidiology
noun
Alternative form of cecidology
chondrogeny
coembodying
cogrediency
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
cylindering
cylindering
verb
present participle of cylinder
dacryagogue
daemonology
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
dangleberry
dangleberry
noun
An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.
The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
deadeningly
deadeningly
adv
In a deadening manner.
deafeningly
deafeningly
adv
In a deafening manner.
decagonally
decagonally
adv
In a decagonal manner.
deceivingly
deceivingly
adv
In a deceiving manner.
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
defectology
defectology
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) The training of teachers of handicapped children.
deglutitory
deglutitory
adj
Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
deglycerine
degradingly
degradingly
adv
In a degrading manner.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
demurringly
demurringly
adv
So as to demur.
denazifying
denazifying
verb
present participle of denazify
dendrocygna
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
deoxygenate
deoxygenate
verb
(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
deoxygenize
deoxygenize
verb
(chemistry) To deoxidize.
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
deseilligny
deservingly
deservingly
adv
In a deserving manner.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
designingly
designingly
adv
With sinister designs; insidiously.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
detainingly
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
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.
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
diageotropy
differingly
differingly
adv
In a differing or different way.
digestively
digestively
adv
In a digestive manner; by means of digestion
diglyceride
diglyceride
noun
(chemistry) a lipid, an ester of glycerol and two fatty acids (the same or different, in the 1,2 or 1,3 positions)
dignifiedly
dignifiedly
adv
in a dignified manner
digrediency
dingleberry
dingleberry
noun
(dated, manufacturing) Any residual irregularity following processing
(slang) A stupid or foolish person.
(slang) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.
Vaccinium erythrocarpum, the southern mountain cranberry.
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
disguisedly
disguisedly
adv
In disguise.
disgustedly
disgustedly
adv
In a disgusted manner.
divergently
divergently
adv
In a divergent manner
divergingly
divergingly
adv
In a diverging manner; so as to diverge.
divertingly
divertingly
adv
In a diverting manner; so as to divert attention.
dogberrydom
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drenchingly
drenchingly
adv
In a drenching manner.
drivelingly
drivelingly
adv
Alternative form of drivellingly
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
dyssynergia
dyssynergia
noun
(physiology) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly
endearingly
endearingly
adv
In an endearing manner
endemiology
endemiology
noun
The scientific study of endemic conditions.
endorsingly
endorsingly
adv
So as to endorse or approve.
engrainedly
engrossedly
entangledly
entangledly
adv
In an entangled manner.
eurypygidae
exceedingly
exceedingly
adv
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
excludingly
excludingly
adv
So as to exclude.
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
fidgetingly
fidgetingly
adv
With fidgeting motions; with impatient inability to keep still.
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
fussbudgety
fussbudgety
adj
Like a fussbudget; tending to fuss or complain about trivial matters.
geldability
geldability
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being geldable, or liable to taxation.
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
gerrymander
gerrymander
noun
(derogatory) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
(derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
(transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
gerundially
gerundially
adv
In a gerundial manner.
gerundively
gerundively
adv
In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
geryoniidae
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
glycolipide
glycolipide
noun
Archaic form of glycolipid.
glycosidase
glycosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside
glycuronide
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
gradatively
grandiosely
grandiosely
adv
In a grandiose manner
gratifiedly
gratifiedly
adv
With gratification.
graybearded
grenadierly
groundberry
grudgefully
grudgefully
adv
In a grudgeful manner.
gwendolynne
gymnodontes
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
hinderingly
hinderingly
adv
In a hindering manner.
hobbledygee
honeyguides
honeyguides
noun
plural of honeyguide
hydatogenic
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
hydrogenide
hydrogenide
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A hydride.
hydrogenise
hydrogenise
verb
(transitive, British spelling, dated) Alternative spelling of hydrogenize
hydrogenium
hydrogenium
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) Hydrogen, especially when formerly considered as a metal.
hydrogenize
hydrogenize
verb
(transitive, chemistry, dated) to hydrogenate
hydrogenous
hydrogenous
adj
of, related to, or containing hydrogen
hydroglider
hydroglider
noun
A kind of boat driven by an air propeller.
hydrologies
hydrologies
noun
plural of hydrology
identifying
identifying
noun
An act of identification.
verb
present participle of identify
impendingly
impendingly
adv
In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
indigeneity
indigeneity
noun
Quality of being indigenous; membership of an indigenous group.
indigoberry
indigoberry
noun
Any of the genus Randia of shrubs and small trees.
indulgently
indulgently
adv
In an indulgent manner.
ingrainedly
ingrainedly
adv
In a way that is ingrained.
intendingly
intendingly
adv
With intent; intentionally.
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
ladyfingers
ladyfingers
noun
plural of ladyfinger
ladysfinger
ladysfinger
noun
Alternative spelling of ladyfinger
lallygagged
lallygagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lallygag
legendarily
legendarily
adv
According to legend.
In the manner of something legendary.
logodaedaly
logodaedaly
noun
(quite rare) A skillfully or cleverly coined new word.
(rare) Skill or cleverness in the coining of new words
lollygagged
lollygagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lollygag
lysogenised
lysogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lysogenise
lysogenized
lysogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lysogenize