(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
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.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdophenin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
campephagine
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
ceramography
chairmending
chambersburg
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cheesemonger
cheesemonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells cheese.
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemigrapher
chemigraphic
chemigraphic
adj
Relating to chemigraphy.
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
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
cohomologies
cohomologies
noun
plural of cohomology
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
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.
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
demifarthing
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.
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.
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
embellishing
embellishing
noun
An embellishment.
verb
present participle of embellish
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
engastrimyth
engastrimyth
noun
A ventriloquist.
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.
euhemerising
euhemerising
verb
present participle of euhemerise
euhemerizing
euhemerizing
verb
present participle of euhemerize
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fuglemanship
galactohemia
gamesmanship
gamesmanship
noun
The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent
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.
gandertmeeth
garnishments
garnishments
noun
plural of garnishment
geisenheimer
geisothermal
geisothermal
adj
Archaic form of geoisothermal.
gemeinschaft
gemeinschaft
noun
(sociology) A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.
An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
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
ghibellinism
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
glutethimide
glutethimide
noun
A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.
godmothering
godmothering
verb
present participle of godmother
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
grahamsville
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
graphometric
graphometric
adj
Relating to graphometry.
Relating to measurements with the graphometer.
greatmouthed
greenhornism
greenhornism
noun
naïveté
greenthumbed
grumpishness
grypotherium
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
gymnarchidae
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
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hegemonistic
hegemonistic
adj
Of or pertaining to hegemonism.
hellgrammite
helmetmaking
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
hemiageustia
hemidysergia
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hemilethargy
hemiligulate
hemitriglyph
hemitriglyph
noun
(architecture) A portion of a triglyph, made incomplete by the sudden breaking off of the frieze.
hemivagotony
hemoglobinic
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hemorrhaging
hemorrhaging
noun
bleeding
verb
present participle of hemorrhage
hemstitching
hemstitching
verb
present participle of hemstitch
hepatomegaly
hepatomegaly
noun
(pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver.
hergesheimer
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
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.