(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
accelerograph
accelerograph
noun
(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.
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrography
acrography
noun
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.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinographic
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adephaga
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerogeography
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aerographer
aerographer
noun
One versed in aerography; an aerologist.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerometeorograph
aerometeorograph
noun
A meteorograph designed for use in an aircraft or other flying vehicle.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agaphite
agastrophus
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghorapanthi
aglypha
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agoraphobia
agoraphobia
noun
(rare) An aversion to markets.
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agrapha
agrapha
noun
plural of agraphon
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agrostographer
agrostographer
noun
One who studies agrostography.
agrostographic
agrostographical
agrostographies
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
albedograph
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilia
algophilia
noun
pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algophobia
algophobia
noun
Fear of pain.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
allagophyllous
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allotriophagia
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alogotrophy
alongships
alpaugh
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphicarpogenous
amphigaea
amphigaean
amphigam
amphigamae
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastria
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphisporangiate
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphogenous
amphogeny
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amygdophenin
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.