The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aglyphodonta
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
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
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anguishously
anthobiology
anthoecology
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antilynching
antilynching
adj
(law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
Opposed to the practice of lynching
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
aphanozygous
archplagiary
argyranthous
argyrythrose
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bellyflaught
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
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.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
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.
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
borghalpenny
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachylogies
brachystegia
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
burghalpenny
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
cataphrygian
celidography
ceramography
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalkography
changelessly
changelessly
adv
In a changeless manner.
chartography
chasteningly
chasteningly
adv
In a chastening manner.
chatteringly
chatteringly
adv
In a chattering manner.
cheirography
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
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.
cherishingly
cherishingly
adv
in a cherishing manner
chirogymnast
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chthonophagy
chthonophagy
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of chthonophagia
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
cinchonology
cinchonology
noun
The pharmacology of cinchona and its derivatives
coccygomorph
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
copyrighting
copyrighting
verb
present participle of copyright
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics
craunchingly
craunchingly
adv
Archaic form of crunchingly.
cryptographs
cryptographs
noun
plural of cryptograph
cryptography
cryptography
noun
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cyclographer
cystorrhagia
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
daylightings
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
dithioglycol
ditriglyphic
ditriglyphic
adj
(architecture) Relating to ditriglyphs.
ectypography
ectypography
noun
A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
eighteenthly
eighteenthly
adv
In the eighteenth place; eighteenth in a row.
elytrorhagia
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
enchantingly
enchantingly
adv
In an enchanting manner
engastrimyth
engastrimyth
noun
A ventriloquist.
enterography
enterography
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The scientific description of the intestines; enterology.
(medicine) Radiography of the intestines, usually contrast radiography.
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
erythrogenic
erythrogenic
adj
That causes or produces erythema
That produces erythrocytes
erythrophage
erythrophage
noun
A phage / phagocyte that ingests erythrocytes
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
esthesiogeny
esthesiology
esthesiology
noun
Alternative form of aesthesiology
ethnobiology
ethnobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures
ethnozoology
ethnozoology
noun
The study of past and present interrelationships between human cultures and animals.
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
exchangeably
exchangeably
adv
By way of exchange.
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
fangotherapy
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fishybacking
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
fotheringhay
frenchifying
frenchifying
verb
present participle of frenchify
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frigotherapy
galactopathy
galvanoglyph
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).
ganophyllite
ganophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
gargoylishly
gargoylishly
adv
In a gargoylish manner.
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.
geohydrology
geohydrology
noun
(geology) hydrogeology
geophysicist
geophysicist
noun
(geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics.
geothermally
geothermally
adv
By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy
gephyrocercy
gibbergunyah
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.
glossography
glossography
noun
The study of ancient words or languages
The writing of glossaries or glosses
glossophytia
glycocholate
glycocholate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of glycocholic acid.
glycyphyllin
glycyrrhizin
glycyrrhizin
noun
(biochemistry) A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).
glyphography
glyphography
noun
A process similar to etching in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from.
glyptography
glyptography
noun
(art) carving or engraving on precious stone
gnathoplasty
gnathoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstructive surgery to the jaw
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
gonapophysal
gonapophysal
adj
Relating to the gonapophysis.
gonapophysis
gonapophysis
noun
A modified tubular appendage of the anal region in insects that functions in copulation, oviposition, or stinging
gryphosaurus
grypotherium
gymnarchidae
gymnasiarchy
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
gynandrarchy
gynantherous
gynantherous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.
