(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
afterspring
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
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.
angiocarpic
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anguimorpha
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antipriming
aphrogeneia
apparelling
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appleringie
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
apronstring
aragonspath
argiphontes
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
asparaginic
asparaginic
adj
Synonym of aspartic
aspergation
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
barkpeeling
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
carpogenous
carpogonial
carpogonial
adj
Relating to a carpogonium.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
chronograph
chronograph
noun
(obsolete) A chronogram.
A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
verb
(firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coappearing
coappearing
verb
present participle of coappear
compregnate
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
coprolagnia
coprolagnia
noun
coprophilia
coprophagan
coprophagan
noun
(zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
coronagraph
coronagraph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of exoplanets
coronograph
coronograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
(astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
dipterygian
disparaging
disparaging
adj
Insulting, ridiculing.
noun
disparagement
verb
present participle of disparage
disparpling
disparpling
verb
present participle of disparple
dispraising
dispraising
verb
present participle of dispraise
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
espaliering
espaliering
verb
present participle of espalier
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
extirpating
extirpating
verb
present participle of extirpate
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frangipanes
frangipanes
noun
plural of frangipane
frangipanis
frangipanis
noun
plural of frangipani
frangipanni
frangipanni
noun
Archaic form of frangipani.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frontpaging
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gallinipper
gallinipper
noun
(US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.
gastropodan
genarchship
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
geranomorph
gingersnaps
gingersnaps
noun
plural of gingersnap
gnatsnapper
gonadotrope
gonadotrope
noun
A basophil that produces gonadotropin
A gonadotropic material
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandparent
grandparent
noun
the parent of someone's parent
verb
Synonym of grandfather
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
graphomania
graphomania
noun
(art) Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".
The compulsion to write.
graphophone
graphophone
noun
An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
grapinesses
grapplement
grapplement
noun
(obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
graptomancy
greasepaint
greasepaint
noun
A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
gymnocarpic
hairsprings
hairsprings
noun
plural of hairspring
handgriping
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
harpagornis
harrumphing
harrumphing
verb
present participle of harrumph
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
hooperating
hymnography
hymnography
noun
The art of composing hymns.
ichnography
ichnography
noun
the art of constructing ground plans
the ground plan of a building
iconography
iconography
noun
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
The study of representative art in general.
impetrating
impetrating
verb
present participle of impetrate
impignorate
impignorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
imprecating
imprecating
verb
present participle of imprecate
impregnable
impregnable
adj
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
impregnants
impregnants
noun
plural of impregnant
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
impregnates
impregnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregnate
impregnator
impregnator
noun
One who impregnates.
incgrporate
infraposing
interpaving
jasperizing
jasperizing
verb
present participle of jasperize
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.