The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agriotypidae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdophenin
anapterygota
anapterygote
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelophanic
angioparesis
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
antepagmenta
antepagments
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anticreeping
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
aphengescope
aphengoscope
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appoggiature
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
apterygotous
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
areopagitica
argeiphontes
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
assigneeship
assigneeship
noun
The role or status of assignee.
astigmoscope
astrographer
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
berrypicking
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
borghalpenny
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
burghalpenny
cacographies
cacographies
noun
plural of cacography
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calyptrogyne
campanologer
campephagine
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
caprimulgine
cardiaplegia
cardioplegia
cardioplegia
noun
(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
carpentering
carpentering
noun
carpentry
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cartographer
cartographer
noun
One who makes maps or charts.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
celidography
cephalograph
cephalograph
noun
The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
ceramography
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
cerographies
cerographies
noun
plural of cerography
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
changepocket
chaperonages
chaperonages
noun
plural of chaperonage
cheeseparing
cheeseparing
adj
Niggardly, stingy.
noun
A small fragment or sliver.
verb
present participle of cheesepare
cheirography
chemigrapher
chemigraphic
chemigraphic
adj
Relating to chemigraphy.
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
chirographer
chirographer
noun
Alternative form of chirographist
choregrapher
choregrapher
noun
Alternative form of choreographer
choregraphic
choregraphic
adj
Alternative form of choreographic
choreographs
choreographs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
chorographer
chorographer
noun
Someone who describes a particular region or country.
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
companionage
companionage
noun
The condition of being a companion (a knight of the lowest rank in certain orders).
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
copartnering
copartnering
verb
present participle of copartner
copingstones
copingstones
noun
plural of copingstone
copresenting
copresenting
verb
present participle of copresent
coprocessing
coprocessing
noun
Processing together, e.g. multiple kinds of waste.
coprophagies
cosmographer
cosmographer
noun
(astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
(obsolete) Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist.
criosphinges
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cryptostegia
cyclographer
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deappetizing
decapitating
decapitating
verb
present participle of decapitate
declinograph
deepfreezing
delegateship
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demospongiae
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.