The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aglyphodonta
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
angelophanic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apographical
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
archipelagos
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
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.
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
bipolarizing
bipolarizing
verb
present participle of bipolarize
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
borghalpenny
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calcographic
calcographic
adj
Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
calyptrogyne
campanologer
cardioplegia
cardioplegia
noun
(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
carpological
carpological
adj
Of or pertaining to carpology.
catchpolling
celidography
cephalograph
cephalograph
noun
The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalkography
chilpancingo
chilpancingo
Proper noun
The capital of the state of Guerrero in Mexico.
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clinographic
clinographic
adj
Relating to a mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
colporrhagia
colporrhagia
noun
(pathology) vaginal hemorrhage
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
complicating
complicating
verb
present participle of complicate
conspiringly
conspiringly
adv
In a conspiring way; as part of a conspiracy.
coprolagnist
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
cryptoglioma
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cryptologist
cryptologist
noun
one who studies cryptology
cyclographer
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
declinograph
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.
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
depolarizing
depolarizing
verb
present participle of depolarize
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
despondingly
despondingly
adv
In a desponding manner.
diplogenesis
diplogenesis
noun
(medicine) The double formation of something that is normally single, such as a body organ.
diplogenetic
diplogenetic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to diplogenesis.
diplographic
diplographic
Adjective
Relating to diplography or the diplograph.
diplopteryga
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disgospelize
doppelganger
doppelganger
noun
(fantasy) A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.
A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
A remarkably similar double.
An evil twin.
egyptologist
egyptologist
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptologist
electrograph
electrograph
noun
(historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
(historical) A sciagraph.
(historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
A machine used in gravure printing
A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
ellipsograph
ellipsograph
noun
A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.
elliptograph
elliptograph
noun
Alternative form of ellipsograph
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
enteroplegia
epidemiology
epidemiology
noun
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
(sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
epiglottides
epiglottises
epiglottises
noun
plural of epiglottis
epiglottitis
epiglottitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
epilegomenon
epileptology
epileptology
noun
The branch of neurology concerned with epilepsy
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
epistemology
epistemology
noun
(countable) A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
epistolising
epistolising
verb
present participle of epistolise
epistolizing
epistolizing
verb
present participle of epistolize
episyllogism
episyllogism
noun
(logic) A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism (the prosyllogism).
epizootology
ergastoplasm
ergastoplasm
noun
(anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes
erpetologist
erpetologist
noun
Archaic form of herpetologist.
escapologies
escapologies
noun
plural of escapology
escapologist
escapologist
noun
An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
esophagalgia
esophagalgia
noun
Alternative form of oesophagalgia
esophagocele
espagnolette
espagnolette
noun
A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flipflopping
flipflopping
verb
present participle of flipflop
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
foreplanting
galactolipin
galactopathy
galactophore
galactoscope
gallophilism
galvanoglyph
galvanograph
galvanograph
noun
A copperplate produced by galvanography.
A picture printed from a plate of this kind.
galvanoscope
galvanoscope
noun
A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
galvanoscopy
galvanoscopy
noun
The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.
gamopetalous
gamopetalous
adj
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
gamosepalous
gamosepalous
adj
(botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals.
ganocephalan
ganophyllite
ganophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
gastrophilus
gastroplasty
gastroplasty
noun
(surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach
gastroplenic
gelatinotype
gentlepeople
gentleperson
gentleperson
noun
A gentleman or gentlewoman; a member of the gentry.
genupectoral
genupectoral
adj
Relating to (the posture of) the knees and chest
geographical
geographical
adj
Of or relating to geography.
noun
(informal) A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc.
geopolitical
geopolitical
adj
Of or relating to geopolitics.
geopotential
geopotential
noun
(meteorology) The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth's gravitational field.
germanophile
germanophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Germanophile
gipsiologist
globicephala
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
gloeocapsoid
gloeosporium
glossiphonia
glossography
glossography
noun
The study of ancient words or languages
The writing of glossaries or glosses
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
glossophytia
glossoplasty
glossoplegia
glossoplegia
noun
Paralysis of the tongue.
glossopodium
glossopteris
glossoptosis
glossoptosis
noun
(medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
glossoscopia
glucoprotein
glucoprotein
noun
Alternative form of glycoprotein
glycopeptide
glycopeptide
noun
(biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide
glycoproteid
glycoproteid
noun
(archaic) glycoprotein
glycoprotein
glycoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
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.