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
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapeically
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.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
anteropygal
appealingly
appealingly
adv
In an appealing manner.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
apterygidae
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
augitophyre
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
cephalology
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
coemploying
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cycloplegic
cycloplegic
adj
Of, relating to, or causing cycloplegia
noun
One who is afflicted with cycloplegia.
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
diageotropy
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
egyptianise
egyptianism
egyptianize
egyptianize
Verb
To make Egyptian.
egyptologer
egyptologic
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
eurypygidae
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
gametophyll
gametophyte
gametophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
gelotherapy
gelotoscopy
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genyoplasty
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
glycolipide
glycolipide
noun
Archaic form of glycolipid.
glycolipine
glykopectic
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
gopherberry
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
gymnosperms
gymnosperms
noun
plural of gymnosperm
gymnospermy
gymnospermy
noun
The property of being gymnospermous
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynecophore
gynecophore
noun
Alternative form of gynæcophore
gynophagite
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
heliotyping
heliotyping
verb
present participle of heliotype
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
herpetology
herpetology
noun
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
hieroglyphy
hieroglyphy
noun
The use of hieroglyphics.
hierography
hierography
noun
Sacred writing.
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hygrophytes
hygrophytes
noun
plural of hygrophyte
hypercharge
hypercharge
noun
(physics) Short for hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed by the strong force that is related to strangeness and is represented by a number equal to twice the average value of the electric charge of the group.
hypergamies
hypergamies
noun
plural of hypergamy
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
hyperphagia
hyperphagia
noun
Synonym of polyphagia (“excessive appetite for food”).
hyperphagic
hyperphagic
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to hyperphagia
hypertragic
hyphenating
hyphenating
verb
present participle of hyphenate
hyphenising
hyphenizing
hyphenizing
verb
present participle of hyphenize
hypnologies
hypogenesis
hypogenesis
noun
(pathology) A congenital defect characterized by underdevelopment of parts or organs of the body
hypogenetic
hypogenetic
adj
(pathology) Relating to hypogenesis
hythergraph
hythergraph
noun
(climatology) A plotted graph showing the relationships between precipitation and temperature.
impendingly
impendingly
adv
In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
isogenotype
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
lepargyraea
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
megacephaly
megacephaly
noun
macrencephaly
megaloscopy
metrography
mimeography
mimeography
noun
The creation of mimeographic copies.
mumbletypeg
mumbletypeg
noun
Alternative form of mumblety peg
museography
museography
noun
The description of museum collections.
mycophagies
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
myeloplegia
myeloplegia
noun
spinal paralysis
necropsying
necropsying
verb
present participle of necropsy
neurography
neurography
noun
(anatomy) imaging of the nerves
nonpungency
nonpyogenic
nonpyogenic
adj
Not pyogenic.
nonrepaying
nonrepaying
adj
Not making repayments.
oligopyrene
osteography
osteography
noun
The scientific description of bones; osteology.
overplaying
overplaying
verb
present participle of overplay
palaeoglyph
paleography
paleography
noun
(obsolete) Paleogeography.
Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
paletiology
palingenesy
palingenesy
noun
(archaic, rare) Rebirth; regeneration.
panegyrical
panegyrical
adj
Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.
panegyricon
panegyricon
noun
(Christianity) In the Greek Orthodox Church, a collection of sermons for festivals.
panegyricum
panegyrists
panegyrists
noun
plural of panegyrist
panegyrized
panegyrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panegyrize
panegyrizer
panegyrizer
noun
One who panegyrizes.
panegyrizes
panegyrizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panegyrize
pantheology
pantheology
noun
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
partymonger
passageways
passageways
noun
plural of passageway
pathogenesy
pedagoguery
pedagoguery
noun
pedantic teaching or lecturing; didacticism
pedagogying
pelvigraphy
penetrology
penetrolqgy
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pentagynian
pentagynous
pentagynous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to plants of the order Pentagyna; having five styles.
perduringly
perduringly
adv
enduringly; lastingly
peregrinity
peregrinity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being foreign or strange.