(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
(military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actinographic
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
aerogeography
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
afterplanting
afterripening
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androsphinges
anemobiagraph
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angelographer
angelographer
noun
One who writes an angelography.
angiemphraxis
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anorthography
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
anthropophagy
anthropophagy
noun
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antipragmatic
antipragmatic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing or rejecting pragmatism.
antispreading
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appropriating
appropriating
verb
present participle of appropriate
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
apterygogenea
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archipelagian
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
argyropelecus
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
aspergillales
aspergilloses
aspergilloses
noun
plural of aspergillosis
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
noun
Any of various infections by fungi of the genus Aspergillus that cause granulomatous lesions.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
backspringing
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
bandspreading
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
bradysphygmia
bridgehampton
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchoplegia
burglarproofs
buttstrapping
cacographical
cacographical
adj
Synonym of cacographic
cacopharyngia
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
cambridgeport
campbellsburg
cancrophagous
caprimulgidae
capsuligerous
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiographic
cardiographic
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
caricographer
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming 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.
carpetbagging
carpetbagging
verb
present participle of carpetbag
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
cathodography
celidographer
ceramographic
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chalcographer
chalcographer
noun
An engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
An engraver on copper or brass.
chalcographic
chartographer
chartographic
chirographary
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
choledography
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
choreographed
choreographed
adj
made to work together; orchestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choreograph
choreographer
choreographer
noun
A person who choreographs.
choreographic
choreographic
adj
Balletic.
Of or pertaining to choreography.
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
chromatograph
chromatograph
noun
(analytical chemistry) A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation.
verb
To analyze or separate mixtures using chromatography
chromeplating
chronographer
chronographer
noun
One who writes a chronography; a chronologer.
chronographic
chronographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronograph.
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
circumpolygon
circumspangle
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
coburghership
cometographer
cometographer
noun
one who describes or writes about comets
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compromitting
compromitting
verb
present participle of compromit
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
cooperatingly
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
coronagraphic
coronagraphic
adj
(astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or employing a coronagraph
coronographic
coronographic
adj
Relating to coronography.
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
craniographer
craniographer
noun
One who studies craniography.
creatophagous
crescographic
crescographic
adj
Of or relating to the crescograph.
cryptogamical
cryptogamical
adj
Alternative form of cryptogamic
cryptogenetic
cryptogenetic
adj
(physiology) Relating to cryptogenesis
Alternative form of cryptogenic
cryptogrammic
cryptogrammic
adj
Being or relating to a cryptogram.
cryptographal
cryptographal
adj
(archaic) cryptographic
cryptographer
cryptographer
noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
cryptographic
cryptographic
adj
Relating to cryptography.
cryptological
cryptological
adj
Of or relating to cryptology.
cylindrograph
cytopharynges
dactylography
dactylography
noun
The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people.
The study of finger rings.
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).