A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alimentotherapy
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alymphopotent
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amethystlike
amidoaldehyde
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amylophosphate
amylosynthesis
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydromyelia
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antimechanistically
antimethodically
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
araliaephyllum
archichlamydeae
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
arithmetically
arithmetically
adv
In an arithmetical manner; in terms of arithmetic.
arteriophlebotomy
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autocholecystectomy
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autoplasmotherapy
azimethylene
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriohemolysin
barthelemy
bartholemy
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
benzalethylamine
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
bimethyls
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bisdimethylamino
bismethyl
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blepharemphysema
blepharophyma
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
bromethyl
bromethylene
bromoethylene
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.
calycanthemous
calycanthemy
camphylene
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
catechumenically
celiohysterotomy
celiolymph
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomyitis
cephalophyma
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratophyllum
chamaepericlymenum
chamberlainry
chamecephaly
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
charmlessly
charmlessly
adv
In a charmless way; without charm.
cheesemongerly
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemically
chemically
adj
(colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals.
adv
According to the principles of chemistry.
Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
chemicobiology
chemicophysical
chemicophysical
adj
Synonym of physicochemical
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemigraphically
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
chemolyze
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chemoprophyalctic
chemoprophylactic
chemoprophylactic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
noun
A chemoprophylactic drug.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemosynthetically
chemosynthetically
adv
By means of chemosynthesis.
chemotactically
chemotactically
adv
By chemotaxis.
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotropically
chemotropically
adv
In a chemotropic manner.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
cherryblossom
chimbley
chimbley
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of chimney
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chimerically
chimerically
adv
In a chimerical manner.
chimley
chimley
noun
(UK, dialect, New England, archaic) Alternative form of chimney