A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aglyphodont
allophytoid
amblypodous
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
ankylopodia
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphidolysin
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
aptenodytes
apterygidae
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
aspidomancy
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
azodiphenyl
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradypodoid
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
caryopsides
chrysopidae
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
colotyphoid
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
compendency
compendiary
condylopoda
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
corruptedly
corruptedly
adv
(rare) In a corrupted manner.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
cryptodeist
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptorchid
cryptorchid
noun
A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.
crypturidae
cycadophyta
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
noun
(archaic) An encyclopedia.
(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
cyclopaedic
cyclopaedic
adj
Alternative form of cyclopedic
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
cyclopedist
cyclopedist
noun
One who compiles or writes for a cyclopedia.
cyphomandra
cypridinoid
cyprinodont
cyprinodont
noun
(zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
cyprinoidea
cypripedium
cypripedium
noun
(botany) A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.
dactylopius
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
dasypodidae
deceptively
deceptively
adv
Actually but not apparently.
Apparently but not actually.
In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
deceptivity
deceptivity
noun
(rare) Something that deceives.
The quality of being deceptive.
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
dependantly
dependently
dependently
adv
In a dependent manner.
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
deperditely
deperditely
adv
(archaic, rare) Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined.
dephycercal
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desperately
desperately
adv
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
extremely
despiciency
despiciency
noun
(obsolete, rare) A looking down upon; despisal.
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
despondency
despondency
noun
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
deuterotype
diageotropy
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
dictyophora
dinophyceae
dioctophyme
dioptometry
dioptoscopy
diphenylene
diphenylene
noun
biphenylene
diphycercal
diphycercal
adj
(zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
diphyozooid
diphyozooid
noun
(biology) One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophorae.
diphysitism
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
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.
dipropargyl
dipropargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene.
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
dipyramidal
dipyramidal
adj
Having the form of a dipyramid
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
disemployed
disemployed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemploy
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disparately
disparately
adv
In a disparate manner.
dispersedly
dispersedly
adv
In a dispersed manner; in a scattered way, here and there.
dispersedye
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
displayable
displayable
adj
Capable of being displayed.
displicency
disposingly
disposingly
adv
So as to dispose of something.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
disputacity
disputacity
noun
(obsolete) Proneness to dispute.
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
dopeynesses
doppelmayer
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
drapability
drapability
noun
The degree to which a fabric can be draped.
dropsically
dropsically
adv
In a dropsical manner.
dryophyllum
dryopteroid
duplicately
duplicately
adv
In a duplicate manner
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
dynamoscope
dynamoscope
noun
(historical) A modified stethoscope for auscultation of the muscles.
dyophysitic
dysaptation
dysepulotic
dysmorphism
dysmorphism
noun
(anatomy) any malformation of the anatomy
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dyspeptical
dyspeptical
adj
(archaic) dyspeptic
dysphemisms
dysphemisms
noun
plural of dysphemism
dysphemized
dysphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dysphemize