The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anticreeping
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appoggiature
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
apterygotous
areopagitica
argeiphontes
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
astigmoscope
astrographer
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
calyptrogyne
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
carpentering
carpentering
noun
carpentry
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cartographer
cartographer
noun
One who makes maps or charts.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
changepocket
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
copartnering
copartnering
verb
present participle of copartner
copingstones
copingstones
noun
plural of copingstone
copresenting
copresenting
verb
present participle of copresent
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cryptostegia
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deappetizing
decapitating
decapitating
verb
present participle of decapitate
delegateship
demographist
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
depigmentate
depigmentize
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depreciating
depreciating
adj
That degrades the value of something; deprecating.
That is declining in value.
verb
present participle of depreciate
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
diageotropic
diageotropic
adj
(botany) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
diplogenetic
diplogenetic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to diplogenesis.
diplopteryga
discrepating
dispensating
dispergating
dispergation
dissceptring
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
earsplitting
earsplitting
adj
Extremely loud, painfully loud.
ectopatagium
ectypography
ectypography
noun
A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
egyptianised
egyptianized
egyptologist
egyptologist
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptologist
electrograph
electrograph
noun
(historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
(historical) A sciagraph.
(historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
A machine used in gravure printing
A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
elliptograph
elliptograph
noun
Alternative form of ellipsograph
emancipating
emancipating
verb
present participle of emancipate
enterography
enterography
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The scientific description of the intestines; enterology.
(medicine) Radiography of the intestines, usually contrast radiography.
enteroplegia
enterprising
enterprising
adj
Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.
Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
noun
The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.
verb
present participle of enterprise
entomophagan
entomophagan
noun
Any member of the Entomophaga.
entrappingly
entrappingly
adv
So as to entrap.
epexegetical
epexegetical
adj
Relating to epexegesis.
epigastraeum
epigastrical
epiglottides
epiglottises
epiglottises
noun
plural of epiglottis
epiglottitis
epiglottitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
epigrammatic
epigrammatic
adj
containing or using epigrams
having the characteristics of an epigram
epigraphists
epigraphists
noun
plural of epigraphist
epileptology
epileptology
noun
The branch of neurology concerned with epilepsy
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
epipterygoid
epipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.
noun
An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
epirogenetic
epistemology
epistemology
noun
(countable) A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
epistolising
epistolising
verb
present participle of epistolise
epistolizing
epistolizing
verb
present participle of epistolize
epithelizing
epithelizing
adj
That forms epithelial tissue
verb
present participle of epithelize
epizootology
ergastoplasm
ergastoplasm
noun
(anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes
erpetologist
erpetologist
noun
Archaic form of herpetologist.
erythrophage
erythrophage
noun
A phage / phagocyte that ingests erythrocytes
escapologist
escapologist
noun
An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
esophagotome
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
espagnolette
espagnolette
noun
A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.
ethnographer
ethnographer
noun
One who practices ethnography.
ethnographic
ethnographic
adj
Relating to ethnography.
eversporting
exasperating
exasperating
adj
That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
verb
present participle of exasperate
exopterygota
exopterygote
exopterygote
noun
Any insect of the superorder Exopterygota
expatriating
expatriating
verb
present participle of expatriate
expeditating
expeditating
verb
present participle of expeditate
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
fangotherapy
fingerparted
fingerprints
fingerprints
noun
plural of fingerprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerprint
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
foreplanting
frigotherapy
galactophore
galactoscope
gametophagia
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
gametophores
gametophores
noun
plural of gametophore
gametophoric
gametophoric
adj
Relating to gametophores
gametophytes
gametophytes
noun
plural of gametophyte
gametophytic
gametophytic
adj
(botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.
(botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
gamopetalous
gamopetalous
adj
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
ganophyllite
ganophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
gastroplenic
gastroscopes
gastroscopes
noun
plural of gastroscope
gastrosopher
gastrosopher
noun
One who enjoys and appreciates good food.
gelatinotype
genotypicity
gentiopicrin
gentiopicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glycoside ((5R-trans)-5-ethenyl-6-(b-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one) found in gentians
gentlepeople
gentleperson
gentleperson
noun
A gentleman or gentlewoman; a member of the gentry.
genupectoral
genupectoral
adj
Relating to (the posture of) the knees and chest
geophysicist
geophysicist
noun
(geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics.