The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
angelophanic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
borghalpenny
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
burghalpenny
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calyptrogyne
campanologer
caprimulgine
cardiaplegia
cardioplegia
cardioplegia
noun
(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
celidography
cephalograph
cephalograph
noun
The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
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.
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cyclographer
declinograph
delegateship
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
depolarizing
depolarizing
verb
present participle of depolarize
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depressingly
depressingly
adv
In a depressing manner.
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
despondingly
despondingly
adv
In a desponding manner.
diplogenesis
diplogenesis
noun
(medicine) The double formation of something that is normally single, such as a body organ.
diplogenetic
diplogenetic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to diplogenesis.
diplopteryga
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disgospelize
dispensingly
disprivilege
disprivilege
noun
The state of lacking privileges, or being underprivileged.
verb
To deprive of a privilege or privileges.
doppelganger
doppelganger
noun
(fantasy) A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.
A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
A remarkably similar double.
An evil twin.
earsplitting
earsplitting
adj
Extremely loud, painfully loud.
egyptologist
egyptologist
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptologist
electrograph
electrograph
noun
(historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
(historical) A sciagraph.
(historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
A machine used in gravure printing
A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
ellipsograph
ellipsograph
noun
A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.
elliptograph
elliptograph
noun
Alternative form of ellipsograph
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
enteroplegia
entrappingly
entrappingly
adv
So as to entrap.
epexegetical
epexegetical
adj
Relating to epexegesis.
epidemiology
epidemiology
noun
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
(sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
epigastrical
epiglottides
epiglottises
epiglottises
noun
plural of epiglottis
epiglottitis
epiglottitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
epigraphical
epigraphical
adj
epigraphic
epilaryngeal
epilaryngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the epilarynx; situated above the larynx
epilegomenon
epileptology
epileptology
noun
The branch of neurology concerned with epilepsy
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
epistemology
epistemology
noun
(countable) A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
epistolising
epistolising
verb
present participle of epistolise
epistolizing
epistolizing
verb
present participle of epistolize
episyllogism
episyllogism
noun
(logic) A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism (the prosyllogism).
epithelizing
epithelizing
adj
That forms epithelial tissue
verb
present participle of epithelize
epizootology
ergastoplasm
ergastoplasm
noun
(anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes
erpetologist
erpetologist
noun
Archaic form of herpetologist.
escapologies
escapologies
noun
plural of escapology
escapologist
escapologist
noun
An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
esophagalgia
esophagalgia
noun
Alternative form of oesophagalgia
esophagocele
espagnolette
espagnolette
noun
A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.
espiegleries
espiegleries
noun
plural of espieglerie
eulenspiegel
evilspeaking
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
explainingly
explainingly
adv
By way of explanation.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
foreplanting
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
fuglemanship
galactophore
galactoscope
gallinippers
gallinippers
noun
plural of gallinipper
galvanoscope
galvanoscope
noun
A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
gamopetalous
gamopetalous
adj
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
gamosepalous
gamosepalous
adj
(botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals.
ganocephalan
ganophyllite
ganophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
gastroplenic
gelatinotype
gelndesprung
generalships
generalships
noun
plural of generalship
gentlepeople
gentleperson
gentleperson
noun
A gentleman or gentlewoman; a member of the gentry.
genupectoral
genupectoral
adj
Relating to (the posture of) the knees and chest
geographical
geographical
adj
Of or relating to geography.
noun
(informal) A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc.
geopolitical
geopolitical
adj
Of or relating to geopolitics.
geopotential
geopotential
noun
(meteorology) The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth's gravitational field.
germanophile
germanophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Germanophile
glasspapered
glasspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glasspaper
globicephala
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
gloeocapsoid
gloeosporium
glossoplegia
glossoplegia
noun
Paralysis of the tongue.
glossopteris
glucoprotein
glucoprotein
noun
Alternative form of glycoprotein
glycopeptide
glycopeptide
noun
(biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide
glycoproteid
glycoproteid
noun
(archaic) glycoprotein
glycoprotein
glycoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
googolplexes
googolplexes
noun
plural of googolplex
gospelmonger
gospelmonger
noun
(rare, derogatory) One who peddles the gospel; a Bible thumper.
graphologies
graphologies
noun
plural of graphology
graptoloidea
groupuscules
groupuscules
noun
plural of groupuscule
gumptionless
gumptionless
adj
Lacking gumption.
gymnospermal
gyrencephala
haliographer
heliographed
heliographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliograph
heliographer
heliographer
noun
(obsolete) A photographer.
One who signals by heliography.
heliographic
heliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to heliography; transmitted by heliograph
hemitriglyph
hemitriglyph
noun
(architecture) A portion of a triglyph, made incomplete by the sudden breaking off of the frieze.
hepaticology
hepaticology
noun
The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta).
hepatologist
hepatologist
noun
A person who works in hepatology.
hepatomegaly
hepatomegaly
noun
(pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver.
hermoglyphic
herpetologic
herpetologic
adj
Alternative form of herpetological
hieroglypher
hieroglypher
noun
A writer of hieroglyphics.
hieroglyphic
hieroglyphic
adj
difficult to decipher
of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
noun
(by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
(chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
holographers
holographers
noun
plural of holographer
holographies
holographies
noun
plural of holography
hyalographer
hyperalgebra
hyperalgebra
noun
(mathematics) The formal group ring of a formal group law.
hyperalgesia
hyperalgesia
noun
(medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.