(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
gametophyll
gastrophile
gelotherapy
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
helicopting
helicopting
verb
present participle of helicopt
heliotyping
heliotyping
verb
present participle of heliotype
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
herpetology
herpetology
noun
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
interplight
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
lamplighter
lamplighter
noun
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
(historical) Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end.
A kind of tall bicycle.
legateships
legateships
noun
plural of legateship
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
nephologist
nephologist
noun
One who studies nephology.
pamphletage
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
pathologies
pathologies
noun
plural of pathology
petroglyphs
petroglyphs
noun
plural of petroglyph
petroglyphy
petroglyphy
noun
The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone.
phalangette
phengitical
phenolating
phenologist
phenologist
noun
One who studies phenology.
phlegmatism
phlegmatist
phlegmatous
phlogopites
phlogopites
noun
plural of phlogopite
phylogenist
phylogenist
noun
One who studies phylogeny.
phytologies
phytologies
noun
plural of phytology
pithecology
pithecology
noun
(zoology, rare) The scientific study of apes.
plectognath
plectognath
noun
Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.
preclothing
predaylight
predaylight
adj
Before daylight.
preflighted
preflighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preflight
retelegraph
retelegraph
verb
To telegraph again.
spaceflight
spaceflight
noun
Alternative spelling of space flight
splathering
splathering
verb
present participle of splather
spotlighted
spotlighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spotlight
spotlighter
spotlighter
noun
Synonym of jacklighter (“a hunter who jacklights”)
sprightlier
sprightlier
adj
comparative form of sprightly: more sprightly
stelography
stelography
noun
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
telegraphed
telegraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of telegraph
telegraphee
telegrapher
telegrapher
noun
(historical) A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams.
telegraphic
telegraphic
adj
Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
Of, or relating to the telegraph.
telephoning
telephoning
noun
The act of placing a telephone call.
verb
present participle of telephone
telophragma
threpsology
threpsology
noun
(medicine) The doctrine of nutrition.
tightlipped
tightlipped
adj
Alternative spelling of tight-lipped
topflighter
tragelaphus
tragelaphus
noun
A fictional animal, half goat, half stag, used by the philosopher Aristotle as an example of something that is knowable even though it does not exist.
