The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achroglobin
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
aechmagoras
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aetheogamic
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archgomeral
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
auxographic
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
bolographic
cacographer
cacographer
noun
A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
cameography
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardophagus
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.
cataloguish
catchpoling
cathography
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
cerographer
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
chalazogamy
chalazogamy
noun
(botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.
chalcograph
chalcograph
noun
An artwork produced by chalcography.
An instrument for performing chalcography.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
changchowfu
changeabout
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chasmogamic
chasmogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy.
chattanooga
chattanooga
Proper noun
A city in Tennessee near the border with Georgia,
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
cheektowaga
chilognatha
chilogrammo
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.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chittenango
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
chondralgia
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
choreograph
choreograph
verb
To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet
To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate
chorography
chorography
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
chromograph
chromograph
noun
(obsolete) chromolithograph
chromophage
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chronograph
chronograph
noun
(obsolete) A chronogram.
A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
verb
(firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
coachwright
coanchoring
coanchoring
verb
present participle of coanchor
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
conopophaga
copeognatha
coprophagan
coprophagan
noun
(zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung.
coprophagia
coprophagia
noun
Alternative form of coprophagy
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coronagraph
coronagraph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of exoplanets
coronograph
coronograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
(astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope.
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.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
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.
crystograph
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynognathus
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
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.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
ergographic
ergographic
adj
Relating to the ergograph (measuring instrument).
ergophobiac
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
fuciphagous
ganocephala
gastrotheca
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
geochemical
geochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to geochemistry
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gerlachovka
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glochchidia
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glycohaemia
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
gnathonical
gnathonical
adj
Alternative form of gnathonic
gnathotheca
gnathotheca
noun
The horny covering of the lower part of a bird's beak.
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphologic
graphologic
adj
graphological
graphoscope
graphoscope
noun
An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.