(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agropyron
agrypnode
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
algolagny
algolagny
noun
Archaic form of algolagnia.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
alkylogen
ambrology
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
amylogens
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angiocyst
angiogeny
angiology
angiology
noun
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
aphnology
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
atheology
atheology
noun
Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism.
atomology
atomology
noun
(dated) The doctrine of atoms.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
bascology
battology
battology
noun
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
bayogoula
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
boghazkoy
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
caneology
caneology
noun
(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
coaxingly
coaxingly
adv
In a coaxing manner.
coccygeal
coccygeal
adj
Relating to the coccyx
coccygean
coccygean
adj
(archaic) Relating to the coccyx.
cognately
cognately
adv
In a way that is cognate.
conjugacy
conjugacy
noun
(mathematics) The condition or state of being conjugate.
conyngham
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
crayoning
crayoning
noun
A drawing done in crayon.
verb
present participle of crayon
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cyanogens
cyanogens
noun
plural of cyanogen
cyclogram
cyclogram
noun
(photography) A photograph of a moving object using an intermittent light source (such that its path appears as a dotted line)
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cystogram
cystogram
noun
A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
dantology
diabology
diabology
noun
The study of the Devil in religion.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
dysgnosia
dysgnosia
noun
mental illness
easygoing
easygoing
adj
(of a journey or pace) unhurried
(of a person) calm, relaxed, casual and informal
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
erugatory
fagopyrum
faunology
faunology
noun
The study of fauna.
foamingly
foamingly
adv
With foam.
fogramity
galleypot
galleypot
noun
Alternative form of gallipot
gallycrow
gallycrow
noun
Alternative spelling of gallicrow
gamodesmy
gamophagy
gamostely
gargoyled
gargoyled
adj
(of a building) Having gargoyles carved into it
gargoyles
gargoyles
noun
plural of gargoyle
gargoyley
gargoyley
adj
gargoylish
gascoigny
gaseosity
gaseosity
noun
The quality of being gaseous.
gaseously
gaseously
adv
In a gaseous way.
gasoliery
gasometry
gasometry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of gases; the determination of the relative proportion of gases in a mixture.
genealogy
genealogy
noun
(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.
geobotany
geobotany
noun
The branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species.
geography
geography
noun
(archaic) an atlas or gazetteer.
(astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
(chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geomyidae
gestatory
gestatory
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being carried or worn.
Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy.
glaucomys
globality
globality
noun
The end-state of globalization – a hypothetical condition in which the process of globalization is complete or nearly so, barriers have fallen, and "a new global reality" is emerging.
glossalgy
glycolate
glycolate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a glycolic acid
verb
To react with glycolic acid
glyconean
glyconian
glyconian
Noun
A kind of verse in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic.
glyoxalic
glyoxalin
goatishly
goatishly
adv
In a goatish way.
gonocalyx
gonocalyx
noun
(zoology) The bell of a sessile gonozooid.
gonyalgia
gonyaulax
gonyaulax
noun
An alga of the genus Gonyaulax.
gonytheca
gordyaean
gossamery
gossamery
adj
Like gossamer; flimsy.
gradatory
gradatory
adj
(zoology) Suitable for walking; said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land.
Proceeding step by step; gradual.
noun
(architecture) A series of steps from a cloister into a church.
graycourt
grayhound
grayhound
noun
(American spelling, uncommon) Alternative form of greyhound
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
gunocracy
gunocracy
noun
(obsolete) gynecocracy; rule by women
gustatory
gustatory
adj
Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.
gymnotoka
gynaecoid
gynaecoid
adj
Characteristic of a woman
gynobasic
gynobasic
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase.
gynocracy
gynocracy
noun
(government, sociology) Synonym of gynecocracy
gyrations
gyrations
noun
plural of gyration
gyrfalcon
gyrfalcon
noun
(obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
gyroceran
gyroceras
gyrograph
gyrograph
noun
A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
gyromancy
gyromancy
noun
Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.
Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
gyromitra
gyrophora
gyroplane
gyroplane
noun
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.