A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calography
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
changeably
changeably
adv
In a changeable manner.
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chartology
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chateaugay
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynghanedd
cynghanedd
noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
cynography
cyrtograph
cytophagic
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
glycohemia
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
gymnarchus
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hagiocracy
hagiocracy
noun
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
hygiantics
hygiastics
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hylegiacal
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
microphagy
microphagy
noun
(biology) The condition of being microphagous
myographic
myographic
adj
Pertaining to myography.
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
oiligarchy
oiligarchy
noun
(informal, derogatory) An elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry.
oncography
osphyalgic
parchingly
parchingly
adv
So as to parch or dry out.
phagocytal
phagocytal
adj
Synonym of phagocytic
phagocyter
phagocytic
phagocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.
phagolytic
phagolytic
adj
Relating to, or causing phagolysis
polygarchy
polyphagic
polyphagic
adj
Relating to polyphagia
psychagogy
psychagogy
noun
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic method of influencing behaviour by suggesting desirable life goals.
(religion, philosophy) Guidance of the soul.
psychalgia
psychalgia
noun
psychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
psychological pain, any non-physical pain
psychogram
psychogram
noun
(psychology, dated) A composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated elements of a person's thought processes.
(psychology, dated) A kind of visual diagram of an individual's personality.
pythagoric
pythagoric
Adjective
Pythagorean.
Noun
Pythagorean.
sarcophagy
sarcophagy
noun
The practice of eating flesh.
scathingly
scathingly
adv
In a scathing manner.
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
schizogamy
schizogamy
noun
(biology) reproduction involving the splitting of an organism into a sexual and an asexual individual
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
The making of sundials.
sciography
sciography
noun
Alternative form of sciagraphy
tachygenic
tachygraph
tachygraph
noun
An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript.