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
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
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.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
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.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
allothigene
alogotrophy
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
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”)
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anhydrating
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.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihunting
antihunting
adj
Opposed to the practice of hunting animals for sport.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
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
archigaster
argiphontes
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
arthralgias
arthralgias
noun
plural of arthralgia
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.
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
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.
backlighted
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
benightmare
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bhaktimarga
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blastophaga
boltheading
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breathingly
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
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.
castlereagh
cataloguish
catchpoling
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
catechizing
catechizing
verb
present participle of catechize
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
cathography
chaetangium
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
changeabout
changewater
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chassignite
chassignite
noun
(mineralogy) An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
chataignier
chateaugray
chattanooga
chattanooga
Proper noun
A city in Tennessee near the border with Georgia,
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
cheektowaga
chilognatha
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
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
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
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
disheathing
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
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
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
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.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
earthmaking
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
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
ensheathing
ensheathing
verb
present participle of ensheathe
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
entomophaga
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one