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.
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.
afterspring
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapeically
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
albedograph
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpetragius
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
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.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphogenous
anapaganize
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
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
antepagment
anteropygal
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphrogeneia
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
apparelling
appealingly
appealingly
adv
In an appealing manner.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appendalgia
appendixing
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appleringie
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
apterygidae
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.
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiates
arpeggiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggiate
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
asparaguses
aspergation
asperggilla
asperggilli
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
attapulgite
attapulgite
noun
(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
augitophyre
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
ausgespielt
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
barkpeeling
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
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
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
cacographer
cacographer
noun
A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carpogenous
carpologies
cephalalgia
cephalalgia
noun
(medicine) A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgic
cephalalgic
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
noun
A remedy for the headache.
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
cerographer
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
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
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
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
chromophage
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coappearing
coappearing
verb
present participle of coappear
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
compregnate
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copeognatha
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
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
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
deadpanning
deadpanning
verb
present participle of deadpan
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
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
deprogramed
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diageotropy
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm