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
aesthiology
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
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.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
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.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asthenology
augitophyre
cameography
cephalology
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
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
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.
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
gametophyll
gametophyte
gametophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
gelotherapy
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
glycohaemia
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynophagite
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
haemorrhagy
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
hegyeshalom
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
hemiazygous
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heterogynal
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hierography
hierography
noun
Sacred writing.
hydatogenic
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hygeiolatry
hymnograher
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
mechanology
mechanology
noun
The study of machines or mechanics.
metrography
mimeography
mimeography
noun
The creation of mimeographic copies.
museography
museography
noun
The description of museum collections.
mycophagies
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
mythologema
neurography
neurography
noun
(anatomy) imaging of the nerves
osteography
osteography
noun
The scientific description of bones; osteology.
overhaughty
overhaughty
adj
Excessively haughty.
palaeoglyph
paleography
paleography
noun
(obsolete) Paleogeography.
Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
pathogenesy
petrography
petrography
noun
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
The art of writing on stone.
phagocytize
phagocytize
verb
(immunology, cytology, US) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
phagocytose
phagocytose
verb
(immunology, cytology) To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.
phanerogamy
phraseology
phraseology
noun
A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
Study of set or fixed expressions.
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
phrenogrady
phryganeoid
physostegia
plagiophyre
polygraphed
polygraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygraph
polygrapher
polygrapher
noun
A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph.
polyhalogen
polyphagies
psychagogue
psychagogue
noun
A necromancer.
pterography
pterography
noun
The scientific description of feathers.
pyelography
pyelography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance
pyrographer
pyrographer
noun
An artist who practises pyrography
pythagorean
pythagorean
Noun
A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
Adjective
Pertaining to or his philosophy.
Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
pythagorize
pythagorize
verb
Alternative spelling of Pythagorize
reprography
reprography
noun
the reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods
rhematology
scenography
scenography
noun
A representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.
The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane.
The design of theatrical sets.
semiography
semiography
noun
(medicine) A description of the signs of disease.
stageworthy
stageworthy
adj
(theater) Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable.
stelography
stelography
noun
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
stenography
stenography
noun
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand
typographed
typographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of typograph
typographer
typographer
noun
a kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.
a person skilled in typography
a typewriter
uterography
uterography
noun
(medicine) The diagnostic imaging of the uterus.
videography
videography
noun
The art and technology of producing moving (video) images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
The list of music videos a singer has appeared or sung in.
The occupation of making videos.
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph