A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aegagropila
aegagropile
aglyphodont
albedograph
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alogotrophy
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphilogism
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiolipoma
angiolipoma
noun
A subcutaneous nodule with vascular structure, having all other features of a typical lipoma.
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
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.
anteropygal
antipooling
antipooling
adj
(US, historical, railways) Opposing or banning associations of rival railroads.
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apogamously
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apologising
apologising
verb
present participle of apologise
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
apologizing
apologizing
verb
present participle of apologize
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autopelagic
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
bulgarophil
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
carpogonial
carpogonial
adj
Relating to a carpogonium.
carpologies
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
catchpoling
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
chalcograph
chalcograph
noun
An artwork produced by chalcography.
An instrument for performing chalcography.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
complaining
complaining
noun
The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
verb
present participle of complain
coprolagnia
coprolagnia
noun
coprophilia
cryptoglaux
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
dipropargyl
dipropargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
epidialogue
epilogation
epilogation
noun
(obsolete) A brief concluding summary.
escalloping
facioplegia
facioplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the muscles of the face
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.
galactopyra
galipoidine
galloperdix
gallophobia
galloptious
galluptious
galluptious
adj
wonderful; fascinating; delightful
galumptious
gametophyll
gamopetalae
ganocephala
gastrophile
gelotherapy
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genyoplasty
geophilidae
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
geoplanidae
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.
glossograph
glossograph
noun
An instrument for recording the movements of the tongue during speech.
glossopathy
glossopetra
glossophaga
glossophora
glossospasm
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
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
gorillaship
gospelwards
grapeflower
graphiology
graphiology
noun
The study of handwriting; graphology.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphologic
graphologic
adj
graphological
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
graptolitha
graptolitic
graptolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites.
gryllotalpa
gypsophilas
gypsophilas
noun
plural of gypsophila
haliography
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.
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.
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.
hyalography
hyalography
noun
The art of writing or engraving on glass.
hyalophagia
hyalophagia
noun
Alternative form of hyalophagy
hygroplasma
hylophagous
hylophagous
adj
That feeds on wood
hypoglossal
hypoglossal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve..
iridoplegia
iridoplegia
noun
(medicine) paralysis of the sphincter of the iris
lagomorphic
lagomorphic
adj
Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha.
Shaped like a hare.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landlouping
landlouping
adj
vagrant; wandering about
leapfrogged
leapfrogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
leapfrogger
leapfrogger
noun
One who leapfrogs.
lignography
lipographic
lithographs
lithographs
noun
plural of lithograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lithograph
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.
logographer
logographer
noun
a chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentences
one skilled in logography
logographic
logographic
adj
Of, related to, or composed of logographs.
logopaedics
logopaedics
noun
Alternative form of logopedics
loimography
lotophagous
lotophagous
adj
Relating to the Lotophagi (lotus eaters)
loxodograph
loxodograph
noun
(nautical, obsolete) An apparatus that records the course that a ship has travelled
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphograms
lymphograms
noun
plural of lymphogram
mallophagan
mallophagan
noun
A chewing louse, any louse of the now obsolete suborder Mallophaga, any true louse that is not a sucking louse.
megalograph
megalograph
noun
A camera lucida used in megalography
megalopenis
megalopenis
noun
The condition of having an abnormally large penis; macropenis
megalopidae
megalopinae
megalopolis
megalopolis
noun
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.