The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerogeology
aerogeology
noun
Geological investigations carried out from the air.
aesthiology
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
aggregatory
aggregatory
adj
Causing aggregation.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
aglyphodont
agonisingly
agonisingly
adv
Alternative spelling of agonizingly
agonizingly
agonizingly
adv
In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
agrobiology
agrobiology
noun
The science of plant life and nutrition.
agrogeology
agrogeology
noun
The geological study of agrominerals.
agromyzidae
agrostology
agrostology
noun
The scientific study of grasses.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
allergology
allergology
noun
(medicine) The study of the causes and treatment of allergies
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
alogotrophy
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anacrogynae
analogously
analogously
adv
In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
androgynary
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiomegaly
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisogynous
anteropygal
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
apogamously
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
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
argyrosomus
argyrotoxus
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
assyriology
asthenology
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
augitophyre
autobiology
azygomatous
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
baryglossia
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
beaugregory
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
boguslawsky
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bryological
bryological
adj
Of or pertaining to bryology.
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
carcinology
carcinology
noun
(zoology) The study of crustaceans.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
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
cephalology
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.
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
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
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.
crystallogy
crystograph
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.
daemonology
daimonology
daimonology
noun
Alternative form of demonology
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
decagonally
decagonally
adv
In a decagonal manner.
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
dendrocygna
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
deoxygenate
deoxygenate
verb
(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.