The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
aglyphodont
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
allothigene
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologion
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologist
anthologist
noun
a person who anthologizes
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
asthenology
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
blightingly
blightingly
adv
So as to blight.
boltheading
breathingly
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
catchpoling
chilognatha
chinologist
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clutchingly
clutchingly
adv
With a clutching or grasping motion.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
englishtown
enlightened
enlightened
adj
Educated or informed.
Exceedingly wise.
Freed from illusion.
Made aware of something.
noun
Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enlighten
enlightener
enlightener
noun
One who, or that which, enlightens.
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
ethnologies
ethnologies
noun
plural of ethnology
ethnologist
ethnologist
noun
One who practices ethnology.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flichtering
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
gaslighting
gaslighting
noun
gerund of gaslight
verb
present participle of gaslight
gaultherine
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
gentilhomme
ghastliness
ghastliness
noun
A ghastly thing.
The state of being ghastly.
ghostliness
ghostliness
noun
The quality of being ghostly.
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
gnathonical
gnathonical
adj
Alternative form of gnathonic
goldenmouth
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
greenlights
greenlights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenlight
hairstyling
hairstyling
noun
The act or process of styling hair.
halogenated
halogenated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halogenate
halogenates
halogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halogenate
haltingness
haltingness
noun
The state or condition of being halting; lack of rhythmic flow; jerkiness.
hangability
hangability
noun
The quality of being hangable; suitability for hanging or suspension.
haptoglobin
haptoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
hatchelling
hatchelling
verb
present participle of hatchel
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
helicopting
helicopting
verb
present participle of helicopt
helilifting
helilifting
verb
present participle of helilift
heliotyping
heliotyping
verb
present participle of heliotype
helsingkite
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
heterogynal
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hightailing
hightailing
verb
present participle of hightail
hilltopping
hilltopping
noun
Alternative spelling of hill-topping
holystoning
holystoning
verb
present participle of holystone
humiliating
humiliating
adj
Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
verb
present participle of humiliate
hymnologist
hymnologist
noun
A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
hypnologist
hypnologist
noun
One who is versed in hypnology.
interplight
inthralling
inthralling
verb
present participle of inthral
present participle of inthrall
latchstring
latchstring
noun
A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lengtheners
lengtheners
noun
plural of lengthener
lengthening
lengthening
noun
(phonology) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
The process of making or growing longer.
verb
present participle of lengthen
lengthiness
lengthiness
noun
The property of being lengthy, longness.
lichtenberg
lightnesses
lightnesses
noun
plural of lightness
lightninged
lightninged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lightning
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
lithogenesy
lithogenesy
noun
Archaic form of lithogenesis.
lithogenous
lithogenous
adj
Stone-producing; said of polyps which form coral.
lithotyping
lithotyping
verb
present participle of lithotype
longmouthed
longsighted
longsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of long-sighted
methylating
methylating
adj
That methylates
verb
present participle of methylate
mislighting
mislighting
verb
present participle of mislight
moonlighted
moonlighted
adj
Illuminated by moonlight.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moonlight
moonlighter
moonlighter
noun
(Australia) A southern Australian marine fish, Tilodon sexfasciatum.
(Ireland, historical) One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the Land War of the late 19th century.
(US, regional) One who serenades by moonlight.
A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol.
A person who moonlights, or works a second job on the side.
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
mythologian
mythologian
noun
A mythologist.
nephologist
nephologist
noun
One who studies nephology.
nightertale
nightertale
noun
(archaic) The period of night; nighttime.
nightingale
nightingale
noun
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nothingless
nothingless
adj
(chiefly obsolete) Being nothing; nonexistent.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
oliganthous
oliganthous
adj
(botany) Having few flowers.
ornithology
ornithology
noun
The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
orthogonial
orthogonial
adj
Alternative form of orthogonal
orthologian
outblushing
outblushing
verb
present participle of outblush
outhandling
outhandling
verb
present participle of outhandle
outhustling
outhustling
verb
present participle of outhustle
outlaughing
outlaughing
verb
present participle of outlaugh
outlengthen
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
overlengths
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
phalangette
phalangista
phalangitic
phalangitis
phalangitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the phalanges of the digits
phengitical
phenolating
phenologist
phenologist
noun
One who studies phenology.
philogynist
philogynist
noun
someone who is fond of women as a group
phlogistian
phlogistian
noun
A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
phlogistons
phlogistons
noun
plural of phlogiston
phonologist
phonologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.
photolyzing
photolyzing
verb
present participle of photolyze
phylogenist
phylogenist
noun
One who studies phylogeny.
pitchpoling
pitchpoling
verb
present participle of pitchpole
pithanology
plagianthus
plectognath
plectognath
noun
Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.
ploughpoint
ploughpoint
noun
Alternative form of plowpoint
potlatching
potlatching
noun
An act of giving; especially, the giving of a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
The carrying out of a potlatch ceremony.
verb
present participle of potlatch
preclothing
reenlighted
reenlighten
relightener
rhinologist
rhinologist
noun
One skilled in rhinology.
shillington
shingletown
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
sightliness
sightliness
noun
The state or condition of being sightly; attractiveness, beauty.
sketchingly
sleightness
slightiness
slightiness
noun
(obsolete) slightness
slightingly
slightingly
adv
(archaic) In a slighting manner, belittlingly.
smoothingly
smoothingly
adv
So as to smooth.
snatchingly
snatchingly
adv
With a snatching motion.
splathering
splathering
verb
present participle of splather
stablishing
stablishing
verb
present participle of stablish
strengthful
strengthful
adj
(archaic) Full of strength; strong; having strength; powerful.