A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
aechmagoras
aetheogamic
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphogenous
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anguimorpha
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archgomeral
archmugwump
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
benightmare
bergamasche
bhaktimarga
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
brantingham
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
cameography
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
chaetangium
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chairmaning
chalazogamy
chalazogamy
noun
(botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.
champagning
champagning
verb
present participle of champagne
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chasmogamic
chasmogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy.
chaulmaugra
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chickamauga
chikmagalur
chilogrammo
chimichanga
chimichanga
noun
(US) A deep-fried wet burrito
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
chromograph
chromograph
noun
(obsolete) chromolithograph
chromophage
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
creophagism
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
earthmaking
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
emhpasizing
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
entomophaga
epephragmal
epiphragmal
ergatomorph
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
gametophore
gametophore
noun
(botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
gametophyll
gametophyte
gametophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
garnishment
garnishment
noun
(law) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
geochemical
geochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to geochemistry
geographism
geographism
noun
The theory that events are influenced by geographical conditions, rather than by people.
geranomorph
gethsemanic
glathsheimr
glycohaemia
gnathometer
gnathostoma
gnathostome
gnathostome
noun
(zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
gnathostomi
goodmanship
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grangemouth
graphomania
graphomania
noun
(art) Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".
The compulsion to write.
graphometer
graphometer
noun
A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graphomotor
graphomotor
adj
Relating to the visual and motor skills involved in writing
graphospasm
graphospasm
noun
(medicine) Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.
greimmerath
gulfhammock
gymnanthous
gymnasiarch
gymnasiarch
noun
(historical) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and paid for the oil and other necessities.
gymnophiona
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
gymnorhinal
gymnothorax
haemangioma
haemangioma
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemangioma
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
haemoglobic
haemoglobin
haemoglobin
noun
(British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin