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
adenotyphus
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
albitophyre
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
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.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anepithymia
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
aphanomyces
aphanophyre
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apocryphate
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
aporhyolite
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
augitophyre
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
azodiphenyl
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
cameography
catchpolery
cephalocyst
cephalology
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chessplayer
chessplayer
noun
Alternative spelling of chess player
chiasmatype
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
chrysoprase
chrysoprase
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
colpenchyma
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cryotherapy
cryotherapy
noun
The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cynotherapy
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
dephycercal
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
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
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
dinophyceae
diphycercal
diphycercal
adj
(zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
dynamophone
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
ecyphellate
edaphically
edaphically
adv
In terms of soil conditions.
elaphomyces
embryophyta
enteropathy
enteropathy
noun
(pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease.
epapophysis
ephemerally
ephemerally
adv
In an ephemeral manner.
Regarding ephemera.
epiphylaxis
epiphytical
epiphytical
adj
Relating to an epiphyte
eriophyidae
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
ethmophysal
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.
eurypharynx
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.
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
haemoptysis
haemoptysis
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemoptysis
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
hauynophyre
hearthpenny
heautophany
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
helcoplasty
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
hematherapy
hematophyte
hematoscopy
hemiatrophy
hemiatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy that affects only one half of the body
hemipyramid
hemotherapy
hemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of blood products
hepatectomy
hepatectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
hepatocytes
hepatocytes
noun
plural of hepatocyte
hepatodynia
hepatodynia
Noun
pain in the liver
hepatolysis
hepatolytic
hepatopathy
hepatopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the liver
hepatophyma
hepatophyma
noun
(medicine, pathology, obsolete) Any nonspecific mass or tumor in the liver.
hepatoscopy
hepatoscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
hepatostomy
hepatostomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical establishment of a fissure into the liver.
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptahydric
heptahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) Having seven hydroxy groups.
heptaploidy
heptaploidy
noun
The property of being heptaploid.
heptastylar
heptastylos
heteropathy
heteropathy
noun
The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.
Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
hierography
hierography
noun
Sacred writing.
hierophancy
hierophancy
noun
The role or the work of a hierophant.
holectypina
homoeopathy
homoeopathy
noun
Alternative spelling of homeopathy
homoeoplasy
horseplayer
horseplayer
noun
(gambling) A person who bets on horse races.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydrophidae
hydrophinae
hydroplaned
hydroplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane
hydroplaner
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hymenoptera
hymenoptera
noun
plural of hymenopteron
hyparterial
hyparterial
adj
(anatomy) Situated below an artery; applied especially to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
hypenantron
hyperaction
hyperaction
noun
excessive action, as of a biological system
hyperactive
hyperactive
adj
having an increased state of activity
having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)
hyperacuity
hyperacuity
noun
sensory performance finer than the receptor grain
hyperacusia
hyperacusia
noun
(medicine) Hyperacusis.
hyperacusis
hyperacusis
noun
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.
hyperaspist
hyperaspist
noun
(obsolete) One who holds a shield over another; a defender.
hyperbarism
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperboreal
hyperboreal
adj
hyperborean
hyperborean
hyperborean
adj
Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area.
noun
(Greek mythology) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
(usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.