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.
chippering
chippering
verb
present participle of chipper
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".
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
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.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
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.
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
epigraphic
epigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geographic
geographic
adj
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
gonophoric
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
gynophoric
gyrophoric
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.
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
hiccupping
hiccupping
verb
present participle of hiccup
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hygroscopy
hygroscopy
noun
The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
hypnogogic
hypnogogic
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnagogic
hypnologic
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.
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
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
ophiologic
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
phenologic
phenologic
adj
phenological
philologic
philologic
adj
philological
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.
phlegmonic
phlogistic
phlogistic
adj
(chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
(obsolete) Burning, fiery.
phonologic
phonologic
adj
Alternative form of phonological
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
photogyric
photologic
phylogenic
phylogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to phylogeny
phylogenetic
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
physiurgic
physiurgic
adj
(archaic) Produced by natural causes, without human intervention.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
phytologic
phytologic
adj
phytological
pichiciago
pichiciago
noun
Alternative form of pichiciego
pichiciego
pichiciego
noun
A small, burrowing, South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus); the pink fairy armadillo.
pictograph
pictograph
noun
A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.
A graphic character.
A picture that represents a word or an idea.
pinchingly
pinchingly
adv
So as to pinch; with great poverty or stinginess.
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
psychogeny
psychogeny
noun
psychogenesis
psychogony
psychogony
noun
(archaic) The doctrine of the development of mind.
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.
psychology
psychology
noun
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
(uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
(uncountable) The study of human behavior.
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
ptochogony
ptochology
ptochology
noun
The study of poverty,
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.
pythogenic
pythogenic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.
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.
schlepping
schlepping
verb
present participle of schlep
present participle of schlepp
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.