A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aegospotami
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
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
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.
angiolipoma
angiolipoma
noun
A subcutaneous nodule with vascular structure, having all other features of a typical lipoma.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguimorpha
antepagment
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antipriming
apogamously
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
archmugwump
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.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
cameography
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campaigning
campaigning
noun
gerund of campaign: the act of taking part in a campaign.
verb
present participle of campaign
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
caprimulgus
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
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
champagning
champagning
verb
present participle of champagne
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chromograph
chromograph
noun
(obsolete) chromolithograph
chromophage
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
complaining
complaining
noun
The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
verb
present participle of complain
compregnate
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
creophagism
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
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
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.
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
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
egyptianism
emhpasizing
empanelling
empanelling
verb
present participle of empanel
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
entomophaga
epagomenous
epephragmal
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
epiphragmal
ergatomorph
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.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
galumptious
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gametophore
gametophore
noun
(botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
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.
gamopetalae
gamotropism
gastrospasm
gastrospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the gastric walls.
gelandejump
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
geographism
geographism
noun
The theory that events are influenced by geographical conditions, rather than by people.
geranomorph
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
germiparous
glossospasm
gonycampsis
goodmanship
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
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.
graphometer
graphometer
noun
A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graphomotor
graphomotor
adj
Relating to the visual and motor skills involved in writing
graphospasm
graphospasm
noun
(medicine) Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.
grapplement
grapplement
noun
(obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
graptomancy
gymnocarpic
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
gymnophiona
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
gyrocompass
gyrocompass
noun
A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
verb
To use a gyrocompass.
hangmanship
hangmanship
noun
The office or character of a hangman.
harrumphing
harrumphing
verb
present participle of harrumph
hemiplegias
hemiplegias
noun
plural of hemiplegia
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
homographic
homographic
adj
(geometry) Having the same invariants.
Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound.
Spelled identically.
hygroplasma
hymnography
hymnography
noun
The art of composing hymns.
hypergamies
hypergamies
noun
plural of hypergamy
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
impanelling
impetrating
impetrating
verb
present participle of impetrate
impignorate
impignorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
implicating
implicating
verb
present participle of implicate
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.
impugnation
impugnation
noun
(law) The act of appealing or revoking
The act of impugning
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lagomorphic
lagomorphic
adj
Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha.
Shaped like a hare.
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
lamplighter
lamplighter
noun
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
(historical) Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end.