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
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aegagropila
aegagropile
aegospotami
aerographer
aerographer
noun
One versed in aerography; an aerologist.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agastrophus
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agitpropist
aglyphodont
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agoraphobia
agoraphobia
noun
(rare) An aversion to markets.
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
albedograph
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alogotrophy
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphogenous
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
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.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiectopia
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.
angiolipoma
angiolipoma
noun
A subcutaneous nodule with vascular structure, having all other features of a typical lipoma.
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilia
anglophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilia
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anguimorpha
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antipooling
antipooling
adj
(US, historical, railways) Opposing or banning associations of rival railroads.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphrogeneia
apocopating
apocopating
verb
present participle of apocopate
apogamously
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apologising
apologising
verb
present participle of apologise
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
apologizing
apologizing
verb
present participle of apologize
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
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
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
areographer
areographer
noun
An astronomer whose speciality is areography
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argiopoidea
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.
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aspergation
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
augitophyre
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
auxographic
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
blastophaga
bolographic
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
bulgarophil
cacographer
cacographer
noun
A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardophagus
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
carpologies
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
catchpoling
cathography
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
cerographer
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
chalcograph
chalcograph
noun
An artwork produced by chalcography.
An instrument for performing chalcography.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
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
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
choreograph
choreograph
verb
To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet
To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate
chorography
chorography
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.