The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achroglobin
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
aglyphodont
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
allothigene
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.
amphogenous
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
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.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilia
anglophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilia
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anguimorpha
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthogenous
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologion
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologist
anthologist
noun
a person who anthologizes
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphrogeneia
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
aragonspath
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astonishing
astonishing
adj
Causing astonishment.
verb
present participle of astonish
athenagoras
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
boltheading
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
catchpoling
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
changchowfu
changeabout
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
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
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
chattanooga
chattanooga
Proper noun
A city in Tennessee near the border with Georgia,
chilognatha
chittenango
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
chondralgia
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chronograph
chronograph
noun
(obsolete) A chronogram.
A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
verb
(firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
coanchoring
coanchoring
verb
present participle of coanchor
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
conopophaga
copeognatha
coprophagan
coprophagan
noun
(zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung.
coronagraph
coronagraph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of exoplanets
coronograph
coronograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
(astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
cynognathus
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
entomophaga
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
eventognath
exognathion
exognathite
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
galeorhinus
ganocephala
geranomorph
ghirlandaio
ghirlandajo
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
gnaphalioid
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
gnathometer
gnathonical
gnathonical
adj
Alternative form of gnathonic
gnathostoma
gnathostome
gnathostome
noun
(zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
gnathostomi
gnathotheca
gnathotheca
noun
The horny covering of the lower part of a bird's beak.
goatishness
goatishness
noun
The state or condition of being goatish.
gonorrhoeal
gonorrhoeal
adj
Alternative spelling of gonorrheal
goodmanship
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grangemouth
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
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.
graphophone
graphophone
noun
An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
gymnanthous
gymnophiona
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
gymnorhinal
gymnothorax
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynophagite
haemangioma
haemangioma
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemangioma
haemoglobin
haemoglobin
noun
(British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin