(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antiliturgy
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
apterygidae
arcticology
arguitively
argyrotoxus
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
assertingly
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
augitophyre
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
breathingly
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
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.
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
cathography
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
chateaugray
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
collegatary
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
crystalling
crystallogy
crystograph
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
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.
diageotropy
dipterygian
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
embryotegae
ergatocracy
ergatocracy
noun
government by the workers
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.
eurygnathic
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
forgettably
forgettably
adv
In a forgettable manner.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
fragmentary
fragmentary
adj
(geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
fulgurantly
fulgurantly
adv
In a fulgurant manner.
fustigatory
galactopyra
galleryites
galleryites
noun
plural of galleryite
garnetberry
garnetberry
noun
The red currant.
gastrectomy
gastrectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
gastrimargy
gastrodynia
gastrodynia
noun
(pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain)
gastrolysis
gastrolysis
noun
(surgery) division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach
gastrolytic
gastromancy
gastromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.
gastromyces
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastroscopy
gastroscopy
noun
An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
gastrostomy
gastrostomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation
gelotherapy
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
geostrategy
geostrategy
noun
The strategic use of geopolitics.
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
glastonbury
glastonbury
Proper noun
A town in Somerset, England.
The Glastonbury Festival.
A town in Connecticut.
globularity
globularity
noun
The state of being globular.
glycerinate
glycerinate
verb
(transitive) To react or treat with glycerine.
glycerolate
glycerolate
verb
Synonym of glycerinate
glyptograph
gradatively
grandiosity
grandiosity
noun
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
granularity
granularity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is granular
(uncountable) The condition of being granular
granulocyte
granulocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graphotypic
graphotypic
adj
Of or relating to the graphotype process.
graptomancy
gratifiedly
gratifiedly
adv
With gratification.
gratulatory
gratulatory
adj
(archaic) congratulatory
grihyasutra
gryllotalpa
guarantying
guarantying
verb
present participle of guaranty
gustatorily
gustatorily
adv
In relation to the sense of taste.
gutturality
gutturality
noun
(countable) An instance of being guttural.
(uncountable) The quality of being guttural.
gymnocerata
gymnothorax
gynaecocrat
gynaeolater
gynaeolatry
gynecolatry
gynecolatry
noun
Synonym of gynolatry (“the worship of women”)
gyracanthus
gyrostachys
gyrostatics
gyrostatics
noun
(physics) The study of rotating bodies.
hairstyling
hairstyling
noun
The act or process of styling hair.
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
heterogynal
histography
histography
noun
(biology) The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells.
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hygeiolatry
hygromatous
hygrostomia
hypertragic
hypogastria
hypogastria
noun
plural of hypogastrium
hypogastric
hypogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
hysteralgia
hysteralgia
noun
(medicine) neuralgic pain in the uterus
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
hythergraph
hythergraph
noun
(climatology) A plotted graph showing the relationships between precipitation and temperature.
immigratory
immigratory
adj
Of or pertaining to immigration.
indignatory
ingallantry
ingallantry
noun
A lack of gallantry
ungallant behaviour
integrality
integrality
noun
The condition of being integral
interagency
interagency
adj
Between or among agencies.
noun
intermediate agency
intergatory
interlaying
interlaying
verb
present participle of interlay
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
laevogyrate
laevogyrate
adj
Alternative form of levogyrate
laryngotome
laryngotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for performing laryngotomy.
laryngotomy
laryngotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx.
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
legationary
legationary
adj
Relating to a legation.
ligamentary
ligamentary
adj
Of or relating to ligaments.
lithography
lithography
noun
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
magistrally
magistrally
adv
authoritatively; dogmatically.
extremely skilfully
marginality
marginality
noun
The state of being marginal
martyrising
martyrising
verb
present participle of martyrise
martyrizing
martyrizing
verb
present participle of martyrize
martyrologe
martyrologe
noun
Obsolete spelling of martyrology (catalogue of martyrs)
martyrology
martyrology
noun
(Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av.
(Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the order of their anniversaries.