(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
aphnology
asparagyl
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
coprology
coprology
noun
scatology
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
deploying
deploying
verb
present participle of deploy
diglyphic
employing
employing
verb
present participle of employ
galleypot
galleypot
noun
Alternative form of gallipot
gallywasp
gaspingly
gaspingly
adv
With gasps.
geloscopy
geloscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by means of laughter.
gillotype
gipsology
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
glyptical
glyptical
adj
Alternative form of glyptic
glyptodon
glyptodon
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of glyptodontid
(paleontology) A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
gossypols
gossypols
noun
plural of gossypol
graphicly
graphicly
adv
Archaic form of graphically.
gripingly
gripingly
adv
In a griping or oppressive manner.
gropingly
gropingly
adv
In a groping manner; blindly.
gulpingly
gulpingly
adv
With gulping sounds or motions.
gypsology
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
gyropilot
gyroplane
gyroplane
noun
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
haplology
haplology
noun
(phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
harpingly
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hippology
hippology
noun
The study of horses.
hoplology
hoplology
noun
The study of the methods, behaviour, and technology involved in human combat, particularly weapons and armour.
hoppingly
hoppingly
adv
In a hopping way; with hopping motions.
hypallage
hypallage
noun
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
hypnology
hypnology
noun
A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep.
ideoglyph
ideoglyph
noun
A symbol expressing an idea.
inpolygon
jumpingly
jumpingly
adv
In a jumping way; with jumping motions.
lapsingly
lapsingly
adv
While lapsing; so as to lapse.
leapingly
leapingly
adv
With a leaping motion; in bounds.
leprology
leprology
noun
(sciences) The study of leprosy, particularly (medicine) its diagnosis and treatment.
leptology
leptology
noun
A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
crystallography
limpingly
limpingly
adv
In a limping manner; with a limp.
lispingly
lispingly
adv
In a lisping manner.
logotypes
logotypes
noun
plural of logotype
lumpingly
lumpingly
adv
So as to lump together.
maypoling
maypoling
noun
The tradition of dancing around the maypole.
nephology
nephology
noun
The branch of meteorology that studies clouds.
nippingly
nippingly
adv
In a nipping manner.
oligopoly
oligopoly
noun
An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.
ophiology
ophiology
noun
(zoology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.
paedology
paedology
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of pedology
paidology
paidology
noun
Alternative form of pedology
painingly
paleology
paleology
noun
The study of antiquities or of the ancient past
palingeny
palingeny
noun
palingenesis; regeneration
pantingly
pantingly
adv
While, or as if, panting; eagerly, breathlessly.
pantology
pantology
noun
A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge or a work of universal information
paraplegy
paraplegy
noun
Dated form of paraplegia.
pargyline
pargyline
noun
(pharmacology) the monoamine oxidase inhibitor N-benzyl-N-methyl-prop-2-yn-1-amine.
parlaying
parlaying
verb
present participle of parlay
parleying
parleying
noun
The act of one who parleys.
verb
present participle of parley
passingly
passingly
adv
In a passing manner.
pathology
pathology
noun
(academic medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.
(biology, life sciences) Any of several interrelated scientific disciplines that advance the aspects of the life sciences that allow for such technological applications and their advancements over time.
(clinical medicine) The clinical biomedical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services to clinicians (e.g., cytology, histology, cytopathology, histopathology, cytometry).
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.
patrology
patrology
noun
(theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
a handbook or published collection of patristic literature.
pausingly
pausingly
adv
With pauses; haltingly.
peeringly
peeringly
adv
While looking with difficulty.
peltingly
peltingly
adv
So as to pelt or bombard.
pentalogy
pentalogy
noun
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.
perkingly
pestology
pestology
noun
The science of pests and pest control.
petralogy
petralogy
noun
Alternative form of petrology
petrology
petrology
noun
(geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
pettingly
pettingly
adv
So as to pet or cajole.
pharology
pharology
noun
The study of lighthouses, or other forms of light-signalling.
pharyngal
pharyngal
adj
Alternative form of pharyngeal.
phenology
phenology
noun
(biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.
philogyny
philogyny
noun
Love or fondness for women.
philology
philology
noun
(culture) Scholarship and culture, particularly classical, literary and linguistic.
(philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.
(uncommon) Linguistics.
The humanistic study of language.
phonology
phonology
noun
(linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
(linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.
phorology
photology
photology
noun
A branch of physics that deals with light or the study of light and its effects.
That science concerned with the production of light and energy, especially regarding therapeutic applications.
phycology
phycology
noun
The scientific study of algae.
phylogeny
phylogeny
noun
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
phylology
phytology
phytology
noun
(biology) the study of plants; botany
piggishly
piggishly
adv
In a piggish manner.
pinningly
pistilogy
pistology
pityingly
pityingly
adv
In a pitying manner.
plagosity
plangency
plangency
noun
The state of being plangent.
playgirls
playgirls
noun
plural of playgirl
playgoers
playgoers
noun
plural of playgoer
playgoing
playgoing
adj
Attending plays.
noun
Attendance at the performance of plays.
playingly
playingly
adv
In play; without seriousness; playfully.
plaything
plaything
adj
Used for the purpose of play or amusement
noun
A person at the mercy of fate.
A thing or person intended for playing with.
ploughboy
ploughboy
noun
(historical) A boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough
plumagery
plutology
plutology
noun
The science that deals with wealth.
poenology
poenology
noun
Obsolete form of penology.
pollywogs
pollywogs
noun
plural of pollywog
polyergic
polyergic
adj
Having multiple functions, or functioning in multiple ways.
polyergus
polygalas
polygalas
noun
plural of polygala
polygalic
polygalic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.
polygalin
polygalin
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) polygalic acid
polygamia
polygamia
Noun
A Linnæan class of plants, characterized by having both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
A name given by Linnæus to file orders of plants having syngenesious flowers.
polygamic
polygamic
Adjective
polygamous
polygenes
polygenes
noun
plural of polygene
polygenic
polygenic
adj
(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
(mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)
polyglots
polyglots
noun
plural of polyglot
polygonal
polygonal
adj
Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
polygonia
polygonic
polygonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from plants of the genus Polygonum
polygonum
polygonum
noun
(botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
polygraph
polygraph
noun
(archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
(dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
(linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.
(mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad.
A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies.
An author who writes on many subjects.
Any group of letters treated as a single item.
verb
(transitive) To administer a polygraph test to.
polygynia
polygynic
polygynic
adj
Having more than one female as wife or mate; polygynous.
polygyral
polygyria
polygyria
noun
micropolygyria
polypaged
polyphaga
polyphage
polyphage
noun
A person who eats to excess
Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an omnivore
polyphagy
polyphagy
noun
(biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants)
postingly
pouringly
pouringly
adv
In a manner that pours.
poutingly
poutingly
adv
In a pouting manner.
pratingly
pratingly
adv
With idle talk; with loquacity.
prayingly
prayingly
adv
With prayer.
preguilty
prelegacy
preyingly
pridingly
pridingly
adv
(obsolete) With pride; proudly.
proclergy
proctalgy
propargyl
propargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical HC≡C-CH₂- derived from propyne