(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
amygdalothripsis
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bradysphygmia
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardophagus
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
chondropharyngeus
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
cystoradiography
dactylioglyphist
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
delegateship
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmopathologist
desmopathology
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographic
discographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
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.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drosograph
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
endoesophagitis
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
esophagodynia
esophagodynia
noun
pain in the oesophagus
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
gastrodiaphanoscopy
geadephagous
gipsyhead
gladiatorship
gladiatorship
noun
The conduct, state, or art of a gladiator.
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
glossiphonidae
gnathopodous
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
goodmanship
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grandsonship
grandsonship
noun
The state of being a grandson.
grasshopperdom
grasshopperdom
noun
(rare) The state or essence of being a grasshopper.
grenadiership
guardianship
guardianship
noun
The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
guardianships
guardianships
noun
plural of guardianship
guardship
guardship
noun
(obsolete) Care; protection.
A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphism
noun
The condition of being a gynandromorph.
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
gypsyhead
handgrasp
handgrasp
noun
Synonym of handgrip (“grasping with the hand”)
handgrips
handgrips
noun
plural of handgrip
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
handstamping
handstamping
verb
present participle of handstamp
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hippoglossidae
hydradephagous
hydrographers
hydrographers
noun
plural of hydrographer
hypogonadism
hypogonadism
noun
A defect of the reproductive system that results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes).
ideographies
ideographies
noun
plural of ideography
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
idiopsychological
idiopsychological
adj
Relating to idiopsychology.
landgraveship
landgraveship
noun
The role or status of landgrave.
lymphangiectodes
lymphangitides
lymphangitides
noun
plural of lymphangitis
medicopsychological
medicopsychological
adj
Relating to medicine and psychology.
misapprehending
misapprehending
verb
present participle of misapprehend
misapprehendingly
musophagidae
odographs
odographs
noun
plural of odograph
ophthalmodiagnosis
opisthognathidae
orthographised
orthographised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of orthographise
paedopsychologist
paedopsychologist
noun
One who studies paedopsychology.
pathfindings
pathfindings
noun
plural of pathfinding
pedagogish
pedagoguish
pendragonish
pendragonship
pendragonship
noun
The role or status of pendragon.
phagedaenous
phagedaenous
adj
Alternative form of phagedaenic
phagedenous
phagedenous
adj
(medicine) phagedenic
phagocytosed
phagocytosed
adj
engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis
phalangides
phalangistidae
pharmacodiagnosis
pharmacodiagnosis
noun
diagnosis made with the use of pharmaceuticals
pharyngoamygdalitis
phosphoglyceraldehyde
phosphoglyceraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
photodisintegrate
photodisintegrate
verb
To cause or undergo photodisintegration.
photodisintegration
photodisintegration
noun
(nuclear physics) Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.
phytomastigoda
pigeonheartedness
pigheadedness
pigheadedness
noun
The condition of being pigheaded.
postdiaphragmatic
predischarge
predischarge
adj
Before a discharge.
noun
The act of predischarging, or that which is predischarged.
verb
To discharge beforehand.
predischarged
predischarged
adj
Having discharge authorized at the time of admission; short-term
verb
simple past tense and past participle of predischarge
predischarging
predischarging
verb
present participle of predischarge
prodigalish
prorhipidoglossomorpha
pseudepigraph
pseudepigraph
noun
A text that is attributed with a false author.
pseudepigrapha
pseudepigrapha
noun
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
pseudepigraphal
pseudepigraphal
adj
(of writings) Falsely attributed.
pseudepigraphic
pseudepigraphic
Adjective
Of or relating to pseudepigraphy.
pseudepigraphical
pseudepigraphical
adj
Of or relating to pseudepigraphy.
pseudepigraphous
pseudepigraphous
adj
Inscribed with a false name.
pseudepigraphy
pseudepigraphy
noun
The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.