The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
bolographically
bolography
borghalpenny
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachyglossal
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachygraphical
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachylogies
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe
brachystegia
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradysphygmia
braggishly
braggishly
adv
In a braggish manner.
breathingly
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
bronchoesophagoscopy
bronchoesophagoscopy
noun
Visual exam of bronchi and esophagus with scope.
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
budgerygah
burghalpenny
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cacopharyngia
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calligraphically
calligraphically
adv
in a calligraphic manner: using calligraphy
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
calography
cameography
carbohydrogen
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
caricography
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cataphrygian
cataphrygianism
cathodography
cathography
celidography
cephalopharyngeal
cephalopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the pharynx
ceramography
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.
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalkography
characterologically
characterologically
adv
In a characterological way.
characterology
characterology
noun
(psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals.
chargeability
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chartographically
chartography
chartology
chateaugray
chatteringly
chatteringly
adv
In a chattering manner.
cheirography
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemigraphically
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chirognomically
chirognomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chirognomy.
chirographary
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
chirogymnast
chirologically
chirologically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chirology.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chiropterygian
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
cholangiography
cholangiography
noun
The diagnostic imaging of the bile duct by means of X-rays.
cholecystgastrostomy
cholecystogastrostomy
cholecystogastrostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the stomach
cholecystogram
cholecystogram
noun
A radiograph of the gallbladder
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
choledography
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
choragy
choregraphically
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
choreographically
choreographically
adv
as if choreographed.
with reference to choreography
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.
chorographically
chorographically
adv
In terms of chorography.
chorography
chorography
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
christianography
chromatographically
chromatographically
adv
With regard to, or by by using chromatography
chromatography
chromatography
noun
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chromidiogamy
chromochalcography
chromocollography
chromolithography
chromolithography
noun
A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour.
chromophotography
chromophotography
noun
(dated) colour photography
chromotypographic
chromotypographic
adj
Relating to chromotypography.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chronocyclegraph
chronocyclegraph
noun
A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion.
chronogrammatically
chronogrammatically
adv
In a chronogrammatic manner
chronographically
chronographically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronography.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chronologically
chronologically
adv
(manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.
(sequence) In sequence according to time.
chronophotography
chronophotography
noun
(photography) An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print.
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineangiography
cineangiography
noun
cinematographic angiography
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
coccygomorphae
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cosmographically
cosmographically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics
craniopharyngeal
craniopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the cranium and pharynx.
craniopharyngioma
craniopharyngioma
noun
A kind of brain tumor derived from pituitary gland embryonic tissue.
craniotopography
craniotopography
noun
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
craunchingly
craunchingly
adv
Archaic form of crunchingly.
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
cricopharyngeal
cricopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricopharyngeus.
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
cryptographal
cryptographal
adj
(archaic) cryptographic
cryptographer
cryptographer
noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
cryptographers
cryptographers
noun
plural of cryptographer
cryptographic
cryptographic
adj
Relating to cryptography.
cryptographical
cryptographical
adj
Relating to cryptography; cryptographic.
cryptographically
cryptographically
adv
in a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes