A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphicytula
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
apogamously
apometaboly
ascophyllum
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bumblepuppy
bumblepuppy
noun
(card games) Whist played in an unscientific way.
The old game of nineholes.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
calamopitys
calophyllum
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campholytic
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
cataphyllum
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
chromophyll
chromophyll
noun
(biology) Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll)
coemploying
colpenchyma
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
companyless
compellably
compellably
adv
By compulsion.
competently
competently
adv
In a competent manner.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
complacency
complacency
noun
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
compositely
compositely
adv
In a composite manner
copolymeric
copolymeric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a copolymer
cosmopolicy
cosmopolicy
noun
cosmopolitanism
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmic
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
diplomyelia
diplomyelia
noun
A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.
dipyramidal
dipyramidal
adj
Having the form of a dipyramid
disemployed
disemployed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemploy
doppelmayer
dryophyllum
elaphomyces
empirically
empirically
adv
(sciences) Based on data gathered in the real world.
Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
employables
employables
noun
plural of employable
employments
employments
noun
plural of employment
endolymphic
endolymphic
adj
Relating to the endolymph
endophyllum
entomophily
entomophily
noun
(botany) pollination by insects
ephemerally
ephemerally
adv
In an ephemeral manner.
Regarding ephemera.
ethmophysal
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
gametophyll
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
halophytism
hemopyrrole
homoeoplasy
homophylies
homophylies
noun
plural of homophyly
homopolymer
homopolymer
noun
(chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer
homotypical
homotypical
adj
(biology) Relating to a homotype
hyaloplasma
hyaloplasms
hyaloplasms
noun
plural of hyaloplasm
hygroplasma
hylomorphic
hylomorphic
adj
Pertaining to hylomorphism.
hylopathism
hylopathism
noun
The doctrine that matter is sentient.
hymenolepis
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hyperclimax
hypermotile
hypermotile
adj
Abnormally or excessively motile.
hypernormal
hypernormal
adj
(mathematics) A matrix M is hypernormal if, given any n by n diagonal matrix G with entries of 1 or -1, MᵀGM = G.
(psychology) Having or relating to a personality that makes one try hard to appear normal to others.
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
hypochilium
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypolimnial
hypolimnial
adj
Relating to the hypolimnion
hypolimnion
hypolimnion
noun
(geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.
hypophyllum
hyposalemia
hypostomial
hypostomial
adj
Of or pertaining to the hypostome.
hypothalami
hypothalami
noun
plural of hypothalamus
hypothermal
hypothermal
adj
(geology) Formed or deposited under hypothermal conditions.
Involving extremely low temperatures.
hypsiliform
impartially
impartially
adv
In an impartial manner; fairly.
impassively
impassively
adv
In an impassive manner.
impatiently
impatiently
adv
without patience
impendingly
impendingly
adv
In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
imperfectly
imperfectly
adv
In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
imperiality
imperiality
noun
Imperial power.
Imperial rights or privileges.
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
impermeably
impermeably
adv
In an impermeable manner.
impetuously
impetuously
adv
In an impetuous manner; with sudden force
implausibly
implausibly
adv
In an implausible or dubious manner.
implicately
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
imploratory
imploratory
adj
supplicatory; entreating
imploringly
imploringly
adv
Beseechingly; in a manner that beseeches or implores.
implosively
implosively
adv
In an implosive manner; by means of implosion.
impoliticly
impoliticly
adv
In an impolitic manner.
impopularly
importantly
importantly
adv
(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
imprecisely
imprecisely
adv
In an imprecise manner.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
impressedly
impressedly
adv
In the manner of an impression or stamp.
impressibly
impressibly
adv
In an impressible manner.
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
imprudently
imprudently
adv
Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
impulsivity
impulsivity
noun
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
incompactly
incomplying
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasma
lamprophony
lamprophony
noun
loudness and clarity of enunciation
lamprophyre
lamprophyre
noun
(geology) An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
laparectomy
leiophyllum
lipothymial
loimography
lycopodiums
lycopodiums
noun
plural of lycopodium
lymphadenia
lymphadenia
noun
(medicine) Chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymphatic glands, such as is found in Hodgkin's disease.
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphangial
lymphangial
adj
(anatomy) lymphatic
lymphatical
lymphatical
adj
Alternative form of lymphatic
lymphatitis
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
lymphocytes
lymphocytes
noun
plural of lymphocyte
lymphocytic
lymphocytic
adj
Of, or pertaining to lymphocytes.
lymphoedema
lymphoedema
noun
Alternative spelling of lymphedema
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
lymphograms
lymphograms
noun
plural of lymphogram
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
lymphopathy
lymphopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the lymph glands
lymphopenia
lymphopenia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes in the blood.
lymphorrhea
lymphorrhea
noun
The external flow of lymph, typically from a wound
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
