The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
aghorapanthi
aglyphodonta
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agriotypidae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphigastria
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdophenin
anabaptizing
anabaptizing
verb
present participle of anabaptize
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyptical
anapterygota
anapterygote
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelophanic
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiostrophy
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
animatograph
antepagmenta
antepagments
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropurgic
anticipating
anticipating
verb
present participle of anticipate
anticreeping
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antipoaching
antipoaching
adj
Seeking to prevent or prohibit poaching
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antishipping
antishipping
adj
(chiefly military) Countering shipping.
(fandom slang) The activities of anti-shippers
verb
(fandom slang) present participle of antiship
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
aphanozygous
aphengescope
aphengoscope
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apographical
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aposporogony
apostatising
apostatising
verb
present participle of apostatise
apostatizing
apostatizing
verb
present participle of apostatize
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apportioning
apportioning
noun
apportionment
verb
present participle of apportion
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
apterygotous
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archplagiary
areopagitica
argeiphontes
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
arithmograph
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
asiphonogama
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
assigneeship
assigneeship
noun
The role or status of assignee.
astigmoscope
astrographer
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
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
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
berrypicking
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
bipolarizing
bipolarizing
verb
present participle of bipolarize
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
borghalpenny
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.