A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aegospotami
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphogenous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
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.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
antepagment
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
cameography
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chromophage
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coemploying
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
compregnate
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
creophagism
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
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.
deprogramed
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
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
egyptianism
emhpasizing
empanelling
empanelling
verb
present participle of empanel
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
empoisoning
empoisoning
verb
present participle of empoison
entomophaga
epagomenous
epephragmal
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
epimerising
epimerizing
epimerizing
verb
present participle of epimerize
epiphragmal
epistemolog
epitomising
epitomising
verb
present participle of epitomise
epitomizing
epitomizing
verb
present participle of epitomize
ergatomorph
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.
euphemising
euphemising
verb
present participle of euphemise
euphemizing
euphemizing
verb
present participle of euphemize
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gametophore
gametophore
noun
(botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
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.
gamopetalae
gelandejump
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
geographism
geographism
noun
The theory that events are influenced by geographical conditions, rather than by people.
geomorphist
geotropisms
geotropisms
noun
plural of geotropism
geranomorph
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
germiparous
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
gooserumped
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
graphometer
graphometer
noun
A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
grapplement
grapplement
noun
(obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
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
hemiplegias
hemiplegias
noun
plural of hemiplegia
hemiplegics
hemiplegics
noun
plural of hemiplegic
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homeporting
homeporting
verb
present participle of homeport
hypergamies
hypergamies
noun
plural of hypergamy
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
impanelling
impendingly
impendingly
adv
In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
imperilling
impetrating
impetrating
verb
present participle of impetrate
impignorate
impignorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
impingement
impingement
noun
The act of impinging.
imprecating
imprecating
verb
present participle of imprecate
impregnable
impregnable
adj
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
impregnants
impregnants
noun
plural of impregnant
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
impregnates
impregnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregnate
impregnator
impregnator
noun
One who impregnates.
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.
limpingness
limpingness
noun
The quality of having a limping motion or progression.
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
macrophages
macrophages
noun
plural of macrophage
magnateship
magnipotent
managership
managership
noun
The office or period of a manager.
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
megacephaly
megacephaly
noun
macrencephaly
megaladapis
megalograph
megalograph
noun
A camera lucida used in megalography
megalopenis
megalopenis
noun
The condition of having an abnormally large penis; macropenis
megalopidae
megalopinae
megalopolis
megalopolis
noun
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.
megaloptera
megaloscope
megaloscope
noun
A type of speculum that magnifies the orifice.
megaloscopy
megaparsecs
megaparsecs
noun
plural of megaparsec
megapenthes
megaphoning
megaphoning
verb
present participle of megaphone
megapodidae
megapolitan
megapolitan
adj
Of or pertaining to a megapolis (“a very large city or urban complex”).
noun
An inhabitant of a megapolis.
Synonym of megapolis
megaproject
megaproject
noun
A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
megapterine
meliphagous
meliphagous
adj
Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
melographic
melographic
adj
(dated, of a musical instrument) Capable of producing a written transcription of any music played upon it.
mesopelagic
mesopelagic
adj
(oceanography) Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
noun
A mesopelagic fish
mesophragma
metagraphic
metagraphic
adj
By or pertaining to metagraphy.
metaphragma
metaphragma
noun
The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect
meteorgraph
metrography
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
mimeographs
mimeographs
noun
plural of mimeograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mimeograph
mimeography
mimeography
noun
The creation of mimeographic copies.
mimographer
mimographer
noun
(archaic) One who writes down sign language according to the system of mimography.
A writer of mimes (farces).
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage