A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapeically
aglyphodont
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
alogotrophy
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
apogamously
appallingly
appallingly
adv
In an appalling manner.
appealingly
appealingly
adv
In an appealing manner.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
apterygidae
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
augitophyre
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
callipygian
callipygian
adj
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callityping
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cathography
cephalology
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
chorography
chorography
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
coemploying
collotyping
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copyfitting
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
cripplingly
cripplingly
adv
In a way that cripples, or is crippling
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
crystograph
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cycloplegic
cycloplegic
adj
Of, relating to, or causing cycloplegia
noun
One who is afflicted with cycloplegia.
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
diageotropy
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
dipropargyl
dipropargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene.
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disposingly
disposingly
adv
So as to dispose of something.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
egyptianise
egyptianism
egyptianize
egyptianize
Verb
To make Egyptian.
egyptologer
egyptologic
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
eurypygidae
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
galactopyra
gametophyll
gametophyte
gametophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastroscopy
gastroscopy
noun
An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
gelotherapy
gelotoscopy
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
genyoplasty
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
gillygaupus
glossopathy
glossoscopy
glycolipide
glycolipide
noun
Archaic form of glycolipid.
glycolipids
glycolipids
noun
plural of glycolipid
glycolipine
glykopectic
glyphograph
glyphograph
noun
A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.
glyptograph
glyptotheca
glyptotheca
noun
A room or building devoted to works of sculpture.
gonycampsis
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
gopherberry
gossipingly
gossipingly
adv
With gossip; while gossiping.
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
graphically
graphically
adv
In a graphic manner
graphiology
graphiology
noun
The study of handwriting; graphology.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graphotypic
graphotypic
adj
Of or relating to the graphotype process.
graptomancy
gryllotalpa
gymnocarpic
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.