The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
achroglobin
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aesthiology
aglyphodont
albedograph
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allothigene
alogotrophy
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphilogism
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
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.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
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.
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archgomeral
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
asthenology
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
blastophaga
bolographic
boltheading
bulgarophil
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
cataloguish
catchpoling
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
chalazogamy
chalazogamy
noun
(botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.
chalcograph
chalcograph
noun
An artwork produced by chalcography.
An instrument for performing chalcography.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chilognatha
chilogrammo
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
chondralgia
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
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.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fothergilla
galeorhinus
gallophobia
gametophyll
ganocephala
gastroliths
gastroliths
noun
plural of gastrolith
gastrophile
gelotherapy
geochemical
geochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to geochemistry
geophilidae
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gerlachovka
ghirlandaio
ghirlandajo
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
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.
glochchidia
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glossograph
glossograph
noun
An instrument for recording the movements of the tongue during speech.
glossopathy
glossophaga
glossophora
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
glycohaemia
glyphograph
glyphograph
noun
A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.
glyptograph
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gnaphalioid
gnathonical
gnathonical
adj
Alternative form of gnathonic
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
gonorrhoeal
gonorrhoeal
adj
Alternative spelling of gonorrheal
gorillaship
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
graphiology
graphiology
noun
The study of handwriting; graphology.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphologic
graphologic
adj
graphological
graptolitha
gulfhammock
gymnorhinal
gypsophilas
gypsophilas
noun
plural of gypsophila
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
haemoglobic
haemoglobin
haemoglobin
noun
(British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
hagiologies
hagiologies
noun
plural of hagiology
hagiologist
hagiologist
noun
A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
haliography
halogenated
halogenated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halogenate
halogenates
halogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halogenate
handloading
handloading
noun
The loading of a firearm with cartridges assembled from the individual components.
haplography
haplography
noun
Accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, for example, mispell for misspell.
haplologies
haplologies
noun
plural of haplology
haptoglobin
haptoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hegemonical
hegemonical
adj
leading; controlling; predominant
hegyeshalom
helicograph
helicograph
noun
An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
hematologic
hematologic
adj
Of or relating to hematology.
hemiglossal
heterogynal
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hexagonical
hexagonical
adj
(obsolete) hexagonal
hogansville
hollansburg
hologonidia
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
holographer
holographer
noun
One who creates holograms.
holographic
holographic
adj
(uncommon) Handwritten by a single writer.
In the form of a hologram or holograph.
homolegalis
homologated
homologated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homologate
homologates
homologates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homologate
homological
homological
adj
(biology) Having a similar evolutionary origin; homologous.
(grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself.
(mathematics) Having to do with homology.
hooliganish
hooliganish
adj
Characterised by hooliganism; of or relating to hooligans.