The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
aesthiology
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
aglyphodont
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.
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.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
arthralgias
arthralgias
noun
plural of arthralgia
asthenology
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
backlighted
blastophaga
boltheading
breathingly
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
castlereagh
cataloguish
catchpoling
chilognatha
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
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)
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
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.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
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.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fireflaught
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flaughtbred
fothergilla
gametophyll
gaslighting
gaslighting
noun
gerund of gaslight
verb
present participle of gaslight
gastroliths
gastroliths
noun
plural of gastrolith
gastrophile
gaultherase
gaultherine
gelotherapy
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
ghastliness
ghastliness
noun
A ghastly thing.
The state of being ghastly.
gladhearted
gladhearted
adj
cheerful
glathsheimr
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.
gnathonical
gnathonical
adj
Alternative form of gnathonic
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graptolitha
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.
hairstyling
hairstyling
noun
The act or process of styling hair.
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
haltingness
haltingness
noun
The state or condition of being halting; lack of rhythmic flow; jerkiness.
hamletsburg
hangability
hangability
noun
The quality of being hangable; suitability for hanging or suspension.
haptoglobin
haptoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
hatchelling
hatchelling
verb
present participle of hatchel
healthguard
hematologic
hematologic
adj
Of or relating to hematology.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
heterogynal
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hightailing
hightailing
verb
present participle of hightail
homologated
homologated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homologate
homologates
homologates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homologate
humiliating
humiliating
adj
Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
verb
present participle of humiliate
hygeiolatry
hysteralgia
hysteralgia
noun
(medicine) neuralgic pain in the uterus
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
inthralling
inthralling
verb
present participle of inthral
present participle of inthrall
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
lamplighter
lamplighter
noun
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
(historical) Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end.
A kind of tall bicycle.
largemouths
largemouths
noun
plural of largemouth
latchstring
latchstring
noun
A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.
laughterful
laughterful
adj
Full of laughter; indicative of, characterised by, or expressing laughter or mirth.
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
legateships
legateships
noun
plural of legateship
lethargical
lethargical
adj
(archaic) lethargic
lethargised
lethargised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lethargise
lethargized
lethargized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lethargize
lethologica
lethologica
noun
(uncommon) The inability to remember the correct word.
lighterages
lighterages
noun
plural of lighterage
lightheaded
lightheaded
adj
Alternative spelling of light-headed
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
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.
logarithmal
logarithmic
logarithmic
adj
(mathematics) Of or relating to logarithms.
logomachist
logomachist
noun
One who disputes the meanings of words.
lotophagous
lotophagous
adj
Relating to the Lotophagi (lotus eaters)
megathermal
megathermal
adj
(of a climate) Having relatively high temperatures throughout the year
methylating
methylating
adj
That methylates
verb
present participle of methylate
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
multicharge
multicharge
adj
Involving, or capable of holding, more than one charge.
mythologema
mythologian
mythologian
noun
A mythologist.
nightertale
nightertale
noun
(archaic) The period of night; nighttime.
nightingale
nightingale
noun
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
oliganthous
oliganthous
adj
(botany) Having few flowers.
oligarchist
oligarchist
noun
A proponent of oligarchism
oligochaeta
oligochaete
oligochaete
noun
Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.
orthogonial
orthogonial
adj
Alternative form of orthogonal
orthologian
outhandling
outhandling
verb
present participle of outhandle
outlaughing
outlaughing
verb
present participle of outlaugh
palatograph
palatograph
noun
A palate myograph; an instrument used to record the movements of the soft palate during speech or respiration.
pamphletage
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
pathologies
pathologies
noun
plural of pathology
pathologist
pathologist
noun
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.
phalangette
phalangista
phalangitic
phalangitis
phalangitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the phalanges of the digits
phengitical
phenolating
phlegmatism
phlegmatist
phlegmatous
phlogistian
phlogistian
noun
A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
pistolgraph
pistolgraph
noun
(historical) A photograph taken by means of pistolgraphy.