A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
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.
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
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anglophilism
animatograph
antighostism
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
arithmograph
asiphonogama
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
ceramography
chalazogamic
chalazogamic
adj
Relating to chalazogamy.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheesemonger
cheesemonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells cheese.
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
chromatogram
chromatogram
noun
(analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram.
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chronanagram
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
coccygomorph
cohomologies
cohomologies
noun
plural of cohomology
cologarithms
cologarithms
noun
plural of cologarithm
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
comparograph
composograph
composograph
noun
(dated) A retouched photographic collage formerly used in sensationalist journalism.
cosmographer
cosmographer
noun
(astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
(obsolete) Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist.
cosmographic
cosmographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to cosmography.
demihogshead
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
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
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.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
desmognathae
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
earthmovings
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
entomophagan
entomophagan
noun
Any member of the Entomophaga.
esophagismus
esophagismus
noun
Alternative form of oesophagismus
esophagotome
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
frogmarching
frogmarching
verb
present participle of frogmarch
galactohemia
gallophilism
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.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
geisothermal
geisothermal
adj
Archaic form of geoisothermal.
geochemistry
geochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.
geomechanics
geomechanics
noun
(geology) The mechanics of rocks and soil.
geothermally
geothermally
adv
By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy
germanophile
germanophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Germanophile
germanophobe
geromorphism
gigantomachy
gigantomachy
noun
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
(by extension) Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
godmothering
godmothering
verb
present participle of godmother
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
goldsmithing
goldsmithing
noun
The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
gomphocarpus
gompholobium
gramophonist
gramophonist
noun
Someone who listens to a gramophone
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
graphomaniac
graphomaniac
noun
A compulsive writer.
graphometric
graphometric
adj
Relating to graphometry.
Relating to measurements with the graphometer.
greatmouthed
greenhornism
greenhornism
noun
naïveté
grypotherium
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
haemangiomas
haemangiomas
noun
plural of haemangioma
haematologic
haematologic
adj
Alternative form of hematologic
haemorrhaged
haemorrhaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haemorrhage
haemorrhagia
haemorrhagia
noun
(pathology) Any of several hemorrhagic fevers.
(pathology) haemorrhage
(zoology) A former genus, Haemorrhagia, of moths belonging to the family Sesiidae, now placed in Hemaris in Sphingidae.
haemorrhagic
haemorrhagic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhagic
hamartiology
hamartiology
noun
(Christianity) The theology or study of sin.
harmonograph
harmonograph
noun
A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves.
hegemonistic
hegemonistic
adj
Of or pertaining to hegemonism.
hemangiomata
hematogenous
hematogenous
Adjective
Producing blood
Spread by blood
hematography
hematologies
hematologies
noun
plural of hematology
hematologist
hematologist
noun
A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in hematology.
hemautograph
hemerologium
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hemivagotony
hemoglobinic
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hemorrhaging
hemorrhaging
noun
bleeding
verb
present participle of hemorrhage
hepatomegaly
hepatomegaly
noun
(pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver.
hermoglyphic
heterogamete
heterogamete
noun
Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.
heterogamety
heterogamety
noun
(biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism
heterogamies
heterogamies
noun
plural of heterogamy
heterogamous
heterogamous
adj
(biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature
(biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process
(botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers
in the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)
heterogonism
hexagrammoid
hierogrammat
higginbotham
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
hippophagism
hippophagism
Noun
The eating of horsemeat.
hologonidium
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
homecrofting
homerologist
homesteading
homesteading
verb
present participle of homestead
homoeogenous
homoeography
homogenising
homogenising
verb
present participle of homogenise
homogenizers
homogenizers
noun
plural of homogenizer
homogenizing
homogenizing
verb
present participle of homogenize
homogentisic
homogonously
homologating
homologating
verb
present participle of homologate
homologation
homologation
noun
(law) Official certification
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series, usually by lengthening a carbon chain