(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agropyron
agrypnode
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
algolagny
algolagny
noun
Archaic form of algolagnia.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
alkylogen
ambrology
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
amylogens
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angiocyst
angiogeny
angiology
angiology
noun
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
aphnology
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
atheology
atheology
noun
Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism.
atomology
atomology
noun
(dated) The doctrine of atoms.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
bascology
battology
battology
noun
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
bayogoula
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bloodying
bloodying
verb
present participle of bloody
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
boghazkoy
boilingly
boilingly
adv
in a boiling manner
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
boogeymen
boogeymen
noun
plural of boogeyman
boomingly
boomingly
adv
In a booming manner; loudly.
borborygm
borborygm
noun
(figuratively) A gurgling or rumbling.
(medicine, physiology, rare) A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels.
botryogen
botryogen
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.
bryogenin
bulldoggy
bulldoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling a bulldog.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
bydgoszcz
bydgoszcz
Proper noun
A city in Poland.
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
caneology
caneology
noun
(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
cherrylog
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
clinology
clinology
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The study of the deterioration or retrogression of an organism after maturity, especially, the correspondance of the form or function of one organism that has deteriorated due to age with the undeteriorated mature stages of degraded organisms from the same group.
cloyingly
cloyingly
adv
In a cloying manner; with distasteful excess.
In an excessively sweet manner.
coaxingly
coaxingly
adv
In a coaxing manner.
coccygeal
coccygeal
adj
Relating to the coccyx
coccygean
coccygean
adj
(archaic) Relating to the coccyx.
coccygeus
coccygeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm.
coccygine
coccygius
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
coelogyne
coelogyne
noun
(botany) Any orchid of the genus Coelogyne
coglorify
cognately
cognately
adv
In a way that is cognate.
collingly
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
condignly
condignly
adv
(especially of a punishment) appropriately
congruity
congruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
coniology
coniology
noun
Alternative form of koniology
conjugacy
conjugacy
noun
(mathematics) The condition or state of being conjugate.
conveying
conveying
verb
present participle of convey
convoying
convoying
verb
present participle of convoy
conyngham
coolingly
coolingly
adv
So as to grow cooler; losing warmth.
coprology
coprology
noun
scatology
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coregency
coregency
noun
A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
cosmogeny
cosmogeny
noun
(dated) cosmogony
cosmogony
cosmogony
noun
Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
The creation of the universe.
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
cosmology
cosmology
noun
A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
crayoning
crayoning
noun
A drawing done in crayon.
verb
present participle of crayon
crenology
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
cryogenic
cryogenic
adj
Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
ctetology
ctetology
noun
The study of the origin of acquired characteristics.
curiology
cyanogens
cyanogens
noun
plural of cyanogen
cyclogram
cyclogram
noun
(photography) A photograph of a moving object using an intermittent light source (such that its path appears as a dotted line)
cymogenes
cymogenes
noun
plural of cymogene
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cystogram
cystogram
noun
A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
cytogenic
cytogenic
adj
of or relating to cytogenesis
cytologic
cytologic
adj
Of or relating to cytology.
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
dantology
deploying
deploying
verb
present participle of deploy
desmology
desmology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.
diabology
diabology
noun
The study of the Devil in religion.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dictyogen
dictyogen
noun
(botany, dated) A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.
digestory
digestory
adj
Relating to a digestor
dissogeny
dissogony
dissogony
noun
pedogenesis
disyoking
disyoking
verb
present participle of disyoke
dittology
dittology
noun
A double reading or interpretation of a text
dizygotic
dizygotic
adj
(biology) Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.