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
aepyornises
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
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
albitophyre
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
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.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
anilopyrine
anteropygal
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
aphanomyces
aphanophyre
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apocryphate
apocynaceae
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apometaboly
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
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appellatory
appellatory
adj
Containing an appeal.
aptenodytes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
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
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
capelocracy
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
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.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
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
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
companyless
compellably
compellably
adv
By compulsion.
compendiary
complacency
complacency
noun
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
coparcenary
coparcenary
noun
(law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property.
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
corporately
corporately
adv
Acting as a corporate body.
In a corporate way.
corporeally
corporeally
adv
In a corporeal manner; bodily; physically.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
counterpaly
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterpray
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.
crypteronia
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
noun
(archaic) An encyclopedia.
(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
cyclopaedic
cyclopaedic
adj
Alternative form of cyclopedic
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cynotherapy
cyperaceous
cyperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cypraeiform
cyprinoidea
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
dasypodidae
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
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.
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diageotropy
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
dinophyceae
diplomyelia
diplomyelia
noun
A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.
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.
doppelmayer
dynamophone
dynamoscope
dynamoscope
noun
(historical) A modified stethoscope for auscultation of the muscles.
ectopically
ectopically
adv
In an ectopic manner
elaphomyces
embryophyta
employables
employables
noun
plural of employable
empyromancy
enteropathy
enteropathy
noun
(pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease.
epapophysis
epicondylar
epicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
epicotyleal
episcopally
episcopally
adv
By episcopal authority.
epitomatory
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.
eucalypteol
eucalyptole
eucalyptole
noun
Alternative form of eucalyptol
eucalyptols
eucalyptols
noun
plural of eucalyptol
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
footpaddery
footpaddery
noun
(historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
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.