The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
analogistic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
antilogical
antilogical
adj
Going against logic.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
arcticology
atmological
atmological
adj
Relating to atmology.
autecologic
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autological
autological
adj
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
autopelagic
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
biologistic
biologistic
adj
Of or relating to biological determinism.
blackington
blacktongue
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
caliologist
caliologist
noun
One who studies birds' nests.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
carbolating
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
castiglione
catalogical
catalogical
adj
Synonym of catalogic
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
cataloguing
cataloguing
noun
(British spelling) The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
verb
present participle of catalogue
cataloguish
cataloguist
cataloguize
catchpoling
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
celtologist
cetological
cetological
adj
Of or pertaining to cetology.
cetologists
cetologists
noun
plural of cetologist
chilognatha
chinologist
chirologist
chirologist
noun
A user of sign language.
One who engages in palm reading.
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
chorologist
chorologist
noun
One who studies chorology.
christology
christology
Noun
A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.
clarigation
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
cleistogene
cleistogene
noun
(botany) A cleistogamous flower or plant
cleistogeny
climatology
climatology
noun
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
clingstones
clingstones
noun
plural of clingstone
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coagulating
coagulating
verb
present participle of coagulate
coagulation
coagulation
noun
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)(e.g. of proteins)
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
coagulators
coagulators
noun
plural of coagulator
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
coelongated
cognitional
cognitional
adj
Of or pertaining to cognition
cognitively
cognitively
adv
Relating to thinking (cognition).
collegatary
colligating
colligating
verb
present participle of colligate
colligation
colligation
noun
(linguistics) The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.
(logic) The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts.
A binding together.
colligative
colligative
adj
(chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
collimating
collimating
adj
That collimates, or employs collimation
verb
present participle of collimate
collocating
collocating
verb
present participle of collocate
collotyping
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
complotting
complotting
noun
The forming of a joint plot; conspiracy.
verb
present participle of complot
conflagrant
conflagrant
adj
brightly burning
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conflicting
conflicting
adj
Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
fighting; contending; in conflict
verb
present participle of conflict
congealment
congealment
noun
Something that has congealed; a clot.
The act of congealing.
congelation
congelation
noun
That which is congealed.
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.
The state of being congealed.
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
congestible
congestible
adj
Liable to become congested
conglaciate
conglaciate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To turn to ice; to freeze.
conglobated
conglobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglobate
conglobates
conglobates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobate
congruently
congruently
adv
In a congruent manner
congustable
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
consulating
controlling
controlling
adj
(chiefly Britain) Exerting control over a person or thing.
noun
The act of exerting control.
verb
present participle of control
convoluting
convoluting
verb
present participle of convolute
correlating
correlating
verb
present participle of correlate
corseleting
cosmetology
cosmetology
noun
the profession of a cosmetologist or beautician
the science of cosmetics
cosmologist
cosmologist
noun
A person who studies cosmology.
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
cryptoglaux
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
crystallogy
culturology
culturology
noun
A branch of social sciences concerned with the scientific description and analysis of cultures as a whole.
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytoecology
cytological
cytological
adj
Of, or relating to cytology or cytologists.
cytologists
cytologists
noun
plural of cytologist
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dactylology
dactylology
noun
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.
decoagulate
decollating
decollating
verb
present participle of decollate
decolletage
decolletage
noun
Alternative spelling of décolletage
defectology
defectology
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) The training of teachers of handicapped children.
dialogistic
dialogistic
adj
Relating to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue.
dislocating
dislocating
verb
present participle of dislocate
dyslogistic
dyslogistic
adj
Expressing censure or disapproval
egotistical
egotistical
adj
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoistical (advocating egoism).
Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
egyptologic
electrogild
electrogild
verb
To electroplate with gold
electrogilt
electrogilt
adj
Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.
electrogram
electrogram
noun
(physiology) A record of the electrical activity of an organ
electrology
electrology
noun
(dated) The branch of physical science that deals with electricity and its properties.
The use of electrolysis to remove body hair.
enterologic
enterologic
adj
Alternative form of enterological
entomologic
entomologic
adj
Synonym of entomological
epilogistic
epilogistic
adj
Of or pertaining to epilogue; of the nature of an epilogue.
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
etiological
etiological
adj
Relating to an etiology
etruscology
excogitable
excogitable
adj
imaginable; able to be thought or conceived of
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
galactocele
galactocele
noun
A cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.
galactopyra
galactoside
galactoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several glycosides containing galactose
galactosyls
galactosyls
noun
plural of galactosyl
gallotannic
gallotannic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.
gangliocyte
gangliocyte
noun
(biology) A ganglion cell.
gastrocoele
gastrocolic
gastrocolic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the gastrointestinal tract and the colon
gastrolytic
gelotoscopy
genoblastic
genoblastic
adj
Relating to the genoblast.
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genuflector
genuflector
noun
One who genuflects.
geomantical
geomantical
adj
Alternative form of geomantic
geometrical
geometrical
adj
(of a design) Consisting of lines and simple shapes.
(of a staircase) Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only.
Of, or relating to geometry; geometric.
geopolitics
geopolitics
noun
The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on international politics.
geratologic
glaciations
glaciations
noun
plural of glaciation
glaciometer
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
glauconitic
glauconitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, glauconite.
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glossectomy
glossectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.