A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amygdophenin
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anapterygotism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrographically
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
angiosymphysis
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apogamously
apogamy
apogamy
noun
(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
astigmatoscopy
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
azygosperm
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
cameography
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
carpogamy
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
ceramography
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chiropterygium
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.
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
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
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
circumpolygon
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
coccygomorph
coccygomorphae
coccygomorphic
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
coemploying
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complimentingly
complimentingly
adv
In a complimentary manner; with compliments.
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
contemplatingly
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
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.
craniopharyngioma
craniopharyngioma
noun
A kind of brain tumor derived from pituitary gland embryonic tissue.
cryptoclimatology
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamia
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogamical
cryptogamical
adj
Alternative form of cryptogamic
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptoglioma
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptogramma
cryptogrammatic
cryptogrammatic
adj
Pertaining to cryptograms.
Relating to cryptogrammar; cryptogrammatical.
Taking the form of a cryptogram.
cryptogrammatical
cryptogrammatical
adj
Of or relating to cryptogrammar.
cryptogrammatist
cryptogrammatist
noun
A composer or solver of cryptograms.
cryptogrammic
cryptogrammic
adj
Being or relating to a cryptogram.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cymbopogon
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cytomorphological
cytomorphological
adj
Of or pertaining to cytomorphology
cytomorphology
cytomorphology
noun
(biology) The study of the structure of cells.
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmopathology
dioeciopolygamous
diplomatology
diplomatology
noun
The study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, etc.
discomposingly
discomposingly
adv
So as to discompose.
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
electromyograph
electromyograph
noun
A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
electromyographic
electromyographic
adj
Relating to electromyography.
electromyographical
electromyographical
adj
Of or pertaining to electromyography.
electromyographically
electromyographically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, electromyography.
electromyography
electromyography
noun
A technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles.