A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
agromyzidae
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
daemonology
daimonology
daimonology
noun
Alternative form of demonology
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
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
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
doomsayings
doomsayings
noun
plural of doomsaying
drygoodsman
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
gerrymander
gerrymander
noun
(derogatory) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
(derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
(transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
gymnocladus
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
hydrargyrum
hydrargyrum
noun
(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)
maddeningly
maddeningly
adv
In a maddening manner.
mediatingly
mediatingly
adv
So as to mediate.
melotragedy
mitigatedly
mitigatedly
adv
In a mitigated manner.
oligomyodae
polygamized
polygamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygamize
sigmoidally
sigmoidally
adv
In a sigmoidal manner.
symplegades
synarmogoid
tragicomedy
tragicomedy
noun
(countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.