Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
antigraphy
aphthongal
aphthongal
adj
(phonology) Being or relating to an aphthong.
aphthongia
aphthongia
noun
(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hepatizing
hepatizing
verb
present participle of hepatize
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
heptagynia
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
megaphyton
nightspots
nightspots
noun
plural of nightspot
noctograph
noctograph
noun
(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
pantagraph
pantagraph
noun
Alternative form of pantograph
pantograph
pantograph
noun
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
verb
To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.
pantophagy
pantophagy
noun
A diet that consists of a variety of foods.
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pathognomy
pathognomy
noun
The expression of the passions or emotions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
phantasmag
philogeant
philtering
philtering
verb
present participle of philter
phlegethon
phlogiston
phlogiston
noun
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
phytognomy
phytognomy
noun
(historical) The pseudoscientific study of the medical benefits of plants as determined by their shape (e.g. heart-shaped leaves suggesting a remedy for heart conditions).
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
pothunting
pothunting
noun
Careless, profiteering archeology.
The hunting of animals to be cooked as food.
preheating
preheating
verb
present participle of preheat
probathing
prognathic
prognathic
adj
prognathous
ptochogony
pythogenic
pythogenic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.
regentship
regentship
noun
The office of a regent; regency.
spirignath
splotching
splotching
noun
A splotch mark.
verb
present participle of splotch
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
A shorthand character.
A stenography machine.
verb
To write or report in stenographic characters.
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
tangipahoa
telphering
telphering
verb
present participle of telpher
tenography
tenography
noun
The diagnostic imaging of tendons.
thumpingly
thumpingly
adv
(informal) Extremely.
With thumping noises.
trephining
trephining
noun
The use of a trephine.
verb
present participle of trephine
triphthong
triphthong
noun
A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
triumphing
triumphing
noun
A display of triumph.
verb
present participle of triumph
trophogeny
turnplough
typhogenic
typhogenic
adj
causing typhus
unplighted
unplighted
adj
Not plighted or pledged.
upbrighten
upbrighten
verb
(transitive, intransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.