A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calligraph
calligraph
verb
To write using calligraphy.
calography
cameograph
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophaga
cartograph
cartograph
noun
cartogram
cathograph
cephalagra
cephalagra
noun
gout in the head
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champaigne
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
chapellage
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
cheapening
cheapening
noun
The process by which something is cheapened or made vulgar.
verb
present participle of cheapen
chemigraph
chinagraph
chinagraph
noun
A Chinagraph brand grease pencil.
chirograph
chirograph
noun
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
(obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
chorograph
chorograph
noun
An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
copenhagen
copenhagen
Proper noun
The capital city of Denmark.
One of the former counties of Denmark.
A community in Louisiana.
A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Noun
A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
creophagia
creophagia
noun
Alternative form of kreophagy
crotophaga
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynography
cyrtograph
cytophagic
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
diagraphic
diagraphic
adj
descriptive
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
epigraphic
epigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
geographic
geographic
adj
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
graecophil
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
haplologic
haplologic
Adjective
Of or relating to haplology.
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
iconograph
iconograph
noun
(dated) An engraving or other picture or illustration for a book.
A picture formed by a word or words.
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
lipophagic
lipophagic
adj
Relating to lipophagy.
machipongo
macrograph
macrograph
noun
An image of an object as seen by the naked eye, without magnification.
An image of an object that is at least as large as the object.
macrophage
macrophage
noun
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
micrograph
micrograph
noun
A pantograph instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
An image such as a photograph that presents the microscopic at a macroscopic scale; an image produced with a microscope
verb
To produce such an image by micrography.
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
microphagy
microphagy
noun
(biology) The condition of being microphagous
myographic
myographic
adj
Pertaining to myography.
necrophaga
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
noctograph
noctograph
noun
(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
nongraphic
nongraphic
adj
Not graphic.
olographic
oncography
orographic
orographic
adj
(meteorology) Of or pertaining to the effects of mountains on weather
Of or pertaining to the physical features of mountains, or to orography
osphyalgic
parchingly
parchingly
adv
So as to parch or dry out.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pathologic
pathologic
adj
(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.
phagedenic
phagedenic
adj
Relating to phagedena.
phagocytal
phagocytal
adj
Synonym of phagocytic
phagocyter
phagocytic
phagocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.
phagolytic
phagolytic
adj
Relating to, or causing phagolysis
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
pichiciago
pichiciago
noun
Alternative form of pichiciego
pictograph
pictograph
noun
A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.
A graphic character.
A picture that represents a word or an idea.
polygarchy
polyphagic
polyphagic
adj
Relating to polyphagia
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precharged
precharged
adj
charged in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precharge
prognathic
prognathic
adj
prognathous
psychagogy
psychagogy
noun
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic method of influencing behaviour by suggesting desirable life goals.
(religion, philosophy) Guidance of the soul.
psychalgia
psychalgia
noun
psychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
psychological pain, any non-physical pain
psychogram
psychogram
noun
(psychology, dated) A composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated elements of a person's thought processes.
(psychology, dated) A kind of visual diagram of an individual's personality.
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes
An act or process of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of purchase
pythagoric
pythagoric
Adjective
Pythagorean.
Noun
Pythagorean.
rachigraph
rachipagus
rachipagus
noun
(medicine, obstetrics) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.
rectigraph
sarcophaga
sarcophagi
sarcophagi
noun
plural of sarcophagus
sarcophagy
sarcophagy
noun
The practice of eating flesh.
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
The making of sundials.
sciography
sciography
noun
Alternative form of sciagraphy
scotograph
scotograph
noun
(obsolete, rare) An instrument for writing in the dark, or by the blind.
(occultism) An image of a ghost or other apparition appearing on unexposed film.
(photography, obsolete, rare) An impression made on a photographic plate by a radioactive substance without the intervention of any opaque object other than the screen of the plate.
tachograph
tachograph
noun
A device that records the distance and time traveled by a vehicle (especially a truck or coach), used to check the drivers' working time.
tachygraph
tachygraph
noun
An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript.
theophagic
trigraphic
trigraphic
adj
Of or relating to a trigraph.
udographic
unparching
upreaching
upreaching
verb
present participle of upreach
vectograph
vectograph
noun
A kind of stereoscopic print or transparency to be viewed with polarized 3D glasses.