The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aesthiology
aetheogamic
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
agastrophus
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.
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
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.
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”)
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.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aragonspath
argiphontes
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astonishing
astonishing
adj
Causing astonishment.
verb
present participle of astonish
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
athenagoras
atheriogaea
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
augitophyre
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.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blastophaga
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.
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.
cataloguish
catchpoling
cathography
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
changeabout
chattanooga
chattanooga
Proper noun
A city in Tennessee near the border with Georgia,
cheektowaga
chilognatha
chittenango
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachwright
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
copeognatha
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
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.
crystograph
cynognathus
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dioptograph
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
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.
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
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
entomophaga
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
ergatomorph
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.
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.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
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.
eventognath
exognathion
exognathite
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
fothergilla
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.
gastrograph
gastrograph
noun
An instrument once used to display and record movements of the stomach
gastroliths
gastroliths
noun
plural of gastrolith
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastrophile
gastrorrhea
gastrorrhea
noun
Excessive production of gastric juice
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
gastrotheca
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
gelotherapy
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glossopathy
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
glyptograph
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
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.
goatherdess
goatherdess
noun
A female goatherd.
goatishness
goatishness
noun
The state or condition of being goatish.
goddaughter
goddaughter
noun
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goodhearted
goodhearted
adj
kind, generous and altruistic
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grangemouth
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
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
graphomotor
graphomotor
adj
Relating to the visual and motor skills involved in writing
graphotypic
graphotypic
adj
Of or relating to the graphotype process.
graptolitha
gristhorbia
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
gymnanthous
gymnothorax
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynophagite
gyrostachys
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
hagiologist
hagiologist
noun
A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
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