A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aesthiology
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
argyllshire
asthenology
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
blenchingly
breathingly
cephalology
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chresmology
chresmology
noun
a collection of prophecies
the study of prophecy
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
drenchingly
drenchingly
adv
In a drenching manner.
enrichingly
enrichingly
adv
In an enriching manner.
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.
esthetology
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
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.
glycohaemia
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
hammeringly
hammeringly
adv
So as to hammer; with a pounding sound or action.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
hegyeshalom
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
heresiology
heresiology
noun
The study of heresy.
herpetology
herpetology
noun
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
heterogynal
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hibernology
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
hieroglyphy
hieroglyphy
noun
The use of hieroglyphics.
hinderingly
hinderingly
adv
In a hindering manner.
hobbledygee
hungeringly
hungeringly
adv
With hunger or yearning.
hydroglider
hydroglider
noun
A kind of boat driven by an air propeller.
hydrologies
hydrologies
noun
plural of hydrology
hyetologist
hyetologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies rain.
hygeiolatry
hylogenesis
hylogenesis
noun
(philosophy) The origin of matter.
hymnologies
hymnologies
noun
plural of hymnology
hypnologies
hysteralgia
hysteralgia
noun
(medicine) neuralgic pain in the uterus
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
hysterology
hysterology
noun
(linguistics) hysteron proteron
(obsolete) A scientific study, or treatise on the uterus
lichenology
lichenology
noun
the scientific study of lichens
lightsomely
lightsomely
adv
(archaic) In a lightsome manner.
lithogenesy
lithogenesy
noun
Archaic form of lithogenesis.
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
mechanology
mechanology
noun
The study of machines or mechanics.
megacephaly
megacephaly
noun
macrencephaly
methodology
methodology
noun
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
(originally sciences) The study of methods used in a field.
The implementation of such methods etc.
methylating
methylating
adj
That methylates
verb
present participle of methylate
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.
mythologema
mythologers
mythologers
noun
plural of mythologer
mythologies
mythologies
noun
plural of mythology
mythologise
mythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of mythologize
mythologize
mythologize
verb
(intransitive) To construct a myth or mythology.
(transitive) To make (something or someone) into a myth; to create a legend about.
(transitive, now rare) To interpret (a story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of.
neighbourly
neighbourly
adj
(Britain, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
overlightly
overlightly
adv
(dated) In an overlight manner; too easily or readily; frivolously
overroughly
overroughly
adv
Too roughly.
overtightly
overtightly
adv
Too tightly.
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
relishingly
relishingly
adv
With relish.
rhematology
righteously
righteously
adv
In a righteous manner.
searchingly
searchingly
adv
In a searching manner.
shiveringly
shiveringly
adv
While shivering, for example with fright.
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
sightlessly
sightlessly
adv
In a sightless manner; blindly.
sketchingly
solenoglyph
solenoglyph
noun
Any of the solenoglyphous snakes.
stelography
stelography
noun
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
strengthily
strengthily
adv
(archaic) strongly
synechology
synechology
noun
The metaphysical doctrine of the connection of things by causation.
syphilogeny
threpsology
threpsology
noun
(medicine) The doctrine of nutrition.
typhlomolge
unheedingly
unheedingly
adv
Without heeding.
unlightedly
unsightedly
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
whigmaleery
witheringly
witheringly
adv
In a withering manner.
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph