The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
agapeically
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
amygdalinic
anacrogynae
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angelically
angelically
adv
In an angelic manner.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
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.
arcticology
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
attackingly
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bryological
bryological
adj
Of or pertaining to bryology.
cageynesses
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
callipygian
callipygian
adj
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callityping
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
carcinology
carcinology
noun
(zoology) The study of crustaceans.
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
careeringly
careeringly
adv
With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong.
caressingly
caressingly
adv
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carriageway
carriageway
noun
(UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
(UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic.
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.
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
cathography
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
caustifying
cavillingly
cephalology
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
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.
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chateaugray
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
chorography
chorography
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
classifying
classifying
adj
That serves to classify
verb
present participle of classify
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
climatology
climatology
noun
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
coccygalgia
collegatary
collegially
collegially
adv
In a collegial manner
Regarding colleagues
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
congeneracy
congenially
congenially
adv
In a congenial manner
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
craniognomy
craniognomy
noun
(dated) The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.
craniognosy
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
cryological
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
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.
crystalling
crystallogy
crystograph
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
cycloganoid
cycloganoid
noun
(zoology) Any of the obsolete taxon Cycloganoidei, a group of fishes which included the bowfin.
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynognathus
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytological
cytological
adj
Of, or relating to cytology or cytologists.
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
dacryagogue
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dactylology
dactylology
noun
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.
decagonally
decagonally
adv
In a decagonal manner.
dendrocygna
dictatingly
dictatingly
adv
So as to dictate or give an order.
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
elegiacally
elegiacally
adv
In the manner of an elegy, or funeral poem
embracingly
embracingly
adj
in an embracing manner
englacially
ergatocracy
ergatocracy
noun
government by the workers
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.
eugenically
eugenically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, eugenics.
eulogically
eulogically
adv
With eulogy or praise.
eurygnathic
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fugaciously
fugaciously
adv
In a fugacious way.
galactopyra
galactosyls
galactosyls
noun
plural of galactosyl
galliccally
gallocyanin
gallocyanin
noun
A certain synthetic dye.
gametically
gametically
adv
In terms of gametes.
gametocytes
gametocytes
noun
plural of gametocyte
gangliocyte
gangliocyte
noun
(biology) A ganglion cell.
gastrectomy
gastrectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach
gastrolytic
gastromancy
gastromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.
gastromyces
gastroscopy
gastroscopy
noun
An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.
gaylussacia
generically
generically
adv
In a generic manner.
With regard to a genus.
genetically
genetically
adv
(linguistics) By being members of the same linguistic family.
In a manner relating to genes or genetics.
In terms of origin or development.
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gigantocyte
gigantocyte
noun
(biology) A very large red cell.
gimcrackery
gimcrackery
noun
tastelessness
glycerinate
glycerinate
verb
(transitive) To react or treat with glycerine.
glycerolate
glycerolate
verb
Synonym of glycerinate
glycogenase
glycogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glycogen
glycohaemia
glycosaemia
glycosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glycosemia
glycosidase
glycosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside
glycosurias
glycosurias
noun
plural of glycosuria
glycosylate
glycosylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)
glycyrrhiza
glycyrrhiza
noun
Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gnostically
gnostically
adv
In a gnostic way.
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.