A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
cephalology
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
gametophyll
gelotherapy
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
heliotyping
heliotyping
verb
present participle of heliotype
herpetology
herpetology
noun
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
hieroglyphy
hieroglyphy
noun
The use of hieroglyphics.
hypnologies
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
megacephaly
megacephaly
noun
macrencephaly
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
palaeoglyph
paleography
paleography
noun
(obsolete) Paleogeography.
Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
pelvigraphy
perishingly
perishingly
adv
(colloquial) extremely
petroglyphs
petroglyphs
noun
plural of petroglyph
petroglyphy
petroglyphy
noun
The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone.
philogynies
phraseology
phraseology
noun
A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
Study of set or fixed expressions.
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
phrenoplegy
phycologies
phylogenies
phylogenies
noun
plural of phylogeny
phylogenist
phylogenist
noun
One who studies phylogeny.
physiologer
physiologer
noun
(archaic) A physiologist.
physiologue
phytologies
phytologies
noun
plural of phytology
pigheadedly
pigheadedly
adv
In a pigheaded manner.
pithecology
pithecology
noun
(zoology, rare) The scientific study of apes.
plagiophyre
polygraphed
polygraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygraph
polygrapher
polygrapher
noun
A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph.
polyhalogen
polyphagies
preachingly
preachingly
adv
In a way that preaches.
predaylight
predaylight
adj
Before daylight.
psychologer
psychologer
noun
(archaic) A psychologist.
psychologue
psychologue
noun
(dated) A psychologist.
pyelography
pyelography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance
solenoglyph
solenoglyph
noun
Any of the solenoglyphous snakes.
stelography
stelography
noun
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
syphilogeny
threpsology
threpsology
noun
(medicine) The doctrine of nutrition.
typhlomolge
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph
