(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agropyron
agrypnode
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
ambrology
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
borborygm
borborygm
noun
(figuratively) A gurgling or rumbling.
(medicine, physiology, rare) A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels.
botryogen
botryogen
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.
bryogenin
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
cherrylog
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
coglorify
congruity
congruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
coprology
coprology
noun
scatology
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coregency
coregency
noun
A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
crayoning
crayoning
noun
A drawing done in crayon.
verb
present participle of crayon
crenology
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
cryogenic
cryogenic
adj
Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
curiology
cyclogram
cyclogram
noun
(photography) A photograph of a moving object using an intermittent light source (such that its path appears as a dotted line)
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cystogram
cystogram
noun
A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
digestory
digestory
adj
Relating to a digestor
dogberrys
dougherty
dougherty
Proper noun
of origin.
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
droningly
droningly
adv
With a droning sound.
ectrogeny
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
epirogeny
eremology
eremology
noun
The study of deserts and related phenomena; desertology.
erotology
erotology
noun
The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour.
erugatory
eyeground
eyeground
noun
The fundus of the eye; the inside of the bottom part of the eyeball, particularly retina as examined through an ophthalmoscope.
fagopyrum
fogramity
forcingly
forcingly
adv
In a forcing manner.
foreignly
foreignly
adv
In a foreign manner.
frigorify
gallycrow
gallycrow
noun
Alternative spelling of gallicrow
gargoyled
gargoyled
adj
(of a building) Having gargoyles carved into it
gargoyles
gargoyles
noun
plural of gargoyle
gargoyley
gargoyley
adj
gargoylish
gasoliery
gasometry
gasometry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of gases; the determination of the relative proportion of gases in a mixture.
geochrony
geochrony
noun
(obsolete) Geochronology.
geography
geography
noun
(archaic) an atlas or gazetteer.
(astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
(chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
gestatory
gestatory
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being carried or worn.
Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy.
gipsywort
gloryless
gloryless
adj
Alternative form of gloriless
glycerole
glycerole
noun
Dated form of glycerol.
glycerols
glycerols
noun
plural of glycerol
glycerose
glycerose
noun
(biochemistry) triose
godeffroy
gorblimey
gorblimey
intj
(Britain) Expressing surprise, anger, etc.
gordyaean
gossamery
gossamery
adj
Like gossamer; flimsy.
gradatory
gradatory
adj
(zoology) Suitable for walking; said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land.
Proceeding step by step; gradual.
noun
(architecture) A series of steps from a cloister into a church.
graycourt
grayhound
grayhound
noun
(American spelling, uncommon) Alternative form of greyhound
greyhound
greyhound
noun
(dated) A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.
A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
verb
(of fish) To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.
greystone
greystone
noun
Alternative form of graystone
gropingly
gropingly
adv
In a groping manner; blindly.
grouchily
grouchily
adv
In a grouchy manner
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
gunocracy
gunocracy
noun
(obsolete) gynecocracy; rule by women
gustatory
gustatory
adj
Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.
gynocracy
gynocracy
noun
(government, sociology) Synonym of gynecocracy
gynophore
gynophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
gynospore
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
gyrations
gyrations
noun
plural of gyration
gyrectomy
gyrfalcon
gyrfalcon
noun
(obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
gyroceran
gyroceras
gyrograph
gyrograph
noun
A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
gyromancy
gyromancy
noun
Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.
Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
gyrometer
gyrometer
noun
A device that measures angular velocity (and/or acceleration)
gyromitra
gyrophora
gyropilot
gyroplane
gyroplane
noun
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
gyroscope
gyroscope
noun
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.
gyrostats
gyrostats
noun
plural of gyrostat
gyrotheca
gyrovague
gyrovague
noun
(obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
gyrowheel
haygrower
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
heroogony
heroogony
noun
The history and genealogy of demigods or heroes, especially the uncompleted history found in portions of Hesiod's Theogony.
heroology
hierogamy
hierogamy
noun
The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
hierology
hierology
noun
The comparative and historical study of religions.
hooraying
hooraying
verb
present participle of hooray
hydragogs
hydragogs
noun
plural of hydragog
hydragogy
hydrofuge
hydrofuge
adj
Describing a hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.
hydrogels
hydrogels
noun
plural of hydrogel
hydrogens
hydrogens
noun
plural of hydrogen
hydrogode
hydrogode
noun
(obsolete, rare) The negative pole or cathode.
hydrology
hydrology
noun
The properties, distribution, and flows of water in a specific locale; the hydrological characteristics of a particular place or region.
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere
hygristor
hygristor
noun
A humidity sensor that works by measuring electrical resistance.
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
hygrogram
hygrology
hygrology
noun
(medicine) The science that deals with the fluids of the body.
hygrostat
hygrostat
noun
A device that maintains a constant level of humidity
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
hypoergic
hyporight
iatrology
iatrology
noun
Medical science.
isography
isography
noun
(archaic) The imitation of another's handwriting.
(mathematics) An automorphism of transformation networks.
(music) The relationship between two pitch class sets that can be arranged into K-nets that are isographic (in the mathematical sense).
joyriding
joyriding
noun
An instance of somebody taking a joyride.
verb
present participle of joyride
karyogamy
karyogamy
noun
(biology) The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy.
karyology
karyology
noun
(biology, medicine) The characteristics of a particular cellular nucleus or group of nuclei, or of the chromosomes therein.
(biology, medicine) The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
kreymborg
kymograms
kymograms
noun
plural of kymogram
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.