To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
endoesophagitis
ergatandromorph
ergatandromorph
noun
(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grandparenthood
grandparenthood
noun
The state of being a grandparent.
hydatopyrogenic
hyperodontogeny
monophthongized
monophthongized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monophthongize
orthodiagraphic
orthodiagraphic
adj
Relating to orthodiagraphy.
pentagonohedron
pentagonohedron
noun
(geometry) Any polyhedron that has pentagonal faces.
pharyngotyphoid
photodramaturgy
pterygosphenoid
radioautography
radioautography
noun
autoradiography
radiophotograph
radiophotograph
noun
A photograph transmitted using radio; an early form of facsimile
A radiographic photograph
radiotelegraphs
radiotelegraphs
noun
plural of radiotelegraph
radiotelegraphy
radiotelegraphy
noun
The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires.
rhipidoglossate
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfather
noun
The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.
stepgrandmother
stepgrandmother
noun
The mother of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.
sulphindigotate
sulphindigotate
noun
(organic chemistry) A salt or ester of sulphindigotic acid.
sulphoindigotic
syphilidologist
teleradiography
teleradiography
noun
(medicine, dated) Radiography with the tube held at a distance of about six feet from the body.
The use of telecommunications to transmit the results of radiography.