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
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerogeology
aerogeology
noun
Geological investigations carried out from the air.
aesthiology
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
aggregatory
aggregatory
adj
Causing aggregation.
agrogeology
agrogeology
noun
The geological study of agrominerals.
agromyzidae
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
allergology
allergology
noun
(medicine) The study of the causes and treatment of allergies
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
anacrogynae
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
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.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiomegaly
anteropygal
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.
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
asthenology
augitophyre
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
beaugregory
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
cephalology
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
collegatary
collegially
collegially
adv
In a collegial manner
Regarding colleagues
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
congeneracy
congenially
congenially
adv
In a congenial manner
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
dacryagogue
daemonology
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
decagonally
decagonally
adv
In a decagonal manner.
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
dendrocygna
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
deoxygenate
deoxygenate
verb
(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diageotropy
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
easygoingly
embryotegae
enneagynous
ergatocracy
ergatocracy
noun
government by the workers
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.
eulogically
eulogically
adv
With eulogy or praise.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
foregallery
forgettably
forgettably
adv
In a forgettable manner.
forgiveably
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
gallerygoer
gallerygoer
noun
One who attends an art gallery.
gametocytes
gametocytes
noun
plural of gametocyte
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.
gangliocyte
gangliocyte
noun
(biology) A ganglion cell.
gastrectomy
gastrectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach
gastromyces
geitonogamy
geitonogamy
noun
(botany) Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.
gelotherapy
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genyoplasty
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
geostrategy
geostrategy
noun
The strategic use of geopolitics.
geryoniidae
gigantocyte
gigantocyte
noun
(biology) A very large red cell.
glycerolate
glycerolate
verb
Synonym of glycerinate
glycogenase
glycogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glycogen
glycohaemia
glycosaemia
glycosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glycosemia
glycosidase
glycosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside
glycosylate
glycosylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
grandiosely
grandiosely
adv
In a grandiose manner
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
granulocyte
granulocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graveolency
graveolency
noun
Alternative form of graveolence
gymnocerata
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
gynaecocrat
gynaecology
gynaecology
noun
Alternative form of gynecology
gynaeocracy
gynaeolater
gynaeolatry
gynecocracy
gynecocracy
noun
(government, sociology) Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.
gynecolatry
gynecolatry
noun
Synonym of gynolatry (“the worship of women”)
gynecomania
gynecomania
noun
satyriasis
gynecomasty
gynecomasty
noun
Alternative form of gynecomastia
gynecomazia
gynecomazia
noun
Synonym of gynecomastia
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynobaseous
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.
intergatory
isocyanogen
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
laevogyrate
laevogyrate
adj
Alternative form of levogyrate
laevogyrous
laevogyrous
adj
Alternative form of levogyrous
laryngocele
laryngocele
noun
A congenital anomalous air sac communicating with the cavity of the larynx, which may bulge outward on the neck.
laryngotome
laryngotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for performing laryngotomy.
legationary
legationary
adj
Relating to a legation.
logodaedaly
logodaedaly
noun
(quite rare) A skillfully or cleverly coined new word.
(rare) Skill or cleverness in the coining of new words