The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
apterygidae
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argiphontes
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiates
arpeggiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggiate
aspergation
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
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
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
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
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.
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diageotropy
dipterygian
dispergated
dispergator
ectopatagia
egyptianise
egyptianism
egyptianize
egyptianize
Verb
To make Egyptian.
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
entomophaga
epigastrial
epigastrial
adj
(anatomy) epigastric
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epigonation
epigonation
noun
Part of the vestment worn by bishops and some priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church, somewhat similar to a maniple.
epigraphist
epigraphist
noun
A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
epilogation
epilogation
noun
(obsolete) A brief concluding summary.
ergatomorph
esophagitis
esophagitis
noun
(American spelling) Inflammation of the oesophagus.
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
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.
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
expatiating
expatiating
noun
expatiation
verb
present participle of expatiate
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
explicating
explicating
verb
present participle of explicate
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.
expurgative
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
extirpating
extirpating
verb
present participle of extirpate
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
gasteropoda
gastrophile
gastroscope
gastroscope
noun
A form of endoscope used to view the inside of the stomach.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
gelotherapy
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genyoplasty
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
glossopetra
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gnatsnapper
gonadotrope
gonadotrope
noun
A basophil that produces gonadotropin
A gonadotropic material
grandparent
grandparent
noun
the parent of someone's parent
verb
Synonym of grandfather
grapefruits
grapefruits
noun
plural of grapefruit
graphitized
graphitized
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graphitize
graphitizes
graphitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graphitize
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
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
grapplement
grapplement
noun
(obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
greasepaint
greasepaint
noun
A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynophagite
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
hepatogenic
hepatogenic
adj
(medicine) Arising from the liver; caused by a condition of the liver.
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
heterophaga
heterophagi
hooperating
hostageship
hostageship
noun
(law, historical) A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hypertragic
hyphenating
hyphenating
verb
present participle of hyphenate
hythergraph
hythergraph
noun
(climatology) A plotted graph showing the relationships between precipitation and temperature.
impetrating
impetrating
verb
present participle of impetrate
impignorate
impignorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
imprecating
imprecating
verb
present participle of imprecate
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
interpaving
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.
lagerspetze
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.
A kind of tall bicycle.
legateships
legateships
noun
plural of legateship
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
magnateship
magnipotent
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
megaloptera
megapenthes
megapolitan
megapolitan
adj
Of or pertaining to a megapolis (“a very large city or urban complex”).
noun
An inhabitant of a megapolis.
Synonym of megapolis
megaproject
megaproject
noun
A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
megapterine
metagraphic
metagraphic
adj
By or pertaining to metagraphy.
metaphragma
metaphragma
noun
The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect
meteorgraph
metrography
nightcapped
nightcapped
adj
(law) (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days