A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aesthiology
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
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.
asthenology
cephalology
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
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.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
gametophyll
gelotherapy
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
glycohaemia
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
hegyeshalom
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
heterogynal
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hygeiolatry
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
mechanology
mechanology
noun
The study of machines or mechanics.
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
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.
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.
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
pyelography
pyelography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance
rhematology
stelography
stelography
noun
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph
