The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
aghorapanthi
aglyphodonta
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agriochoerus
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alethiologic
allothigenic
allothogenic
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amygdalolith
amygdophenin
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
angelophanic
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angiophorous
angiorrhagia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anguishously
animatograph
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthobiology
anthoecology
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthogenetic
anthological
anthological
adj
Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologists
anthologists
noun
plural of anthologist
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthragallol
anthragallol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropurgic
antighostism
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antipoaching
antipoaching
adj
Seeking to prevent or prohibit poaching
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
aphanozygous
aphengescope
aphengoscope
apographical
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archagitator
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archipelagos
archorrhagia
archvagabond
argeiphontes
argyranthous
argyrythrose
arithmograph
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
arthrogastra
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
asiphonogama
astrographer
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
atelognathia
atheological
atheological
adj
Opposed to theology.
atheistic
atheriogaean
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
baragouinish
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beneighbored
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
bleachground
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bohnenberger
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bonefishings
borghalpenny
brachigerous
brachylogies
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
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.
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
cacographies
cacographies
noun
plural of cacography
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calcographic
calcographic
adj
Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
cartographer
cartographer
noun
One who makes maps or charts.
cartographic
cartographic
adj
Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
catchpolling
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
celidography
cephalograph
cephalograph
noun
The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
ceramography
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
cerographies
cerographies
noun
plural of cerography
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
chaetognatha
chaetognaths
chaetognaths
noun
plural of chaetognath
chalazogamic
chalazogamic
adj
Relating to chalazogamy.
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.