(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aglipayan
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agropyron
agrypniai
agrypnias
agrypnode
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
aphnology
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apteryges
asparagyl
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
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.
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
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.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
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.
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
deploying
deploying
verb
present participle of deploy
diglyphic
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
egyptians
employing
employing
verb
present participle of employ
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
engyscope
engyscope
noun
Alternative form of engiscope
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epigynies
epigynous
epigynous
adj
(botany) Having an inferior ovary that is completely buried within the receptacle.
epirogeny
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
eurypygae
fagopyrum
galleypot
galleypot
noun
Alternative form of gallipot
gallywasp
gamophagy
gaspingly
gaspingly
adv
With gasps.
geloscopy
geloscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by means of laughter.
genotypes
genotypes
noun
plural of genotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genotype
genotypic
genotypic
adj
Of or pertaining to a genotype
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
geophytes
geophytes
noun
plural of geophyte
geophytic
geophytic
adj
Relating to geophytes
gephyrean
gephyrean
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the class Gephyrea of worms.
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Gephyrea.
giddypate
gillotype
gipsology
gipsyhead
gipsyhood
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
glyptical
glyptical
adj
Alternative form of glyptic
glyptodon
glyptodon
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of glyptodontid
(paleontology) A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
goodyship
goodyship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
gossypine
gossypium
gossypols
gossypols
noun
plural of gossypol
gossypose
gossypose
Noun
raffinose
graphicly
graphicly
adv
Archaic form of graphically.
gripingly
gripingly
adv
In a griping or oppressive manner.
gropingly
gropingly
adv
In a groping manner; blindly.
grypanian
gulpingly
gulpingly
adv
With gulping sounds or motions.
gymnogyps
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
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
gypsology
gypsuming
gypsydoms
gypsyhead
gypsyhood
gypsyisms
gypsyisms
noun
plural of gypsyism
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
gypsywise
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
gyrograph
gyrograph
noun
A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
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.
handygrip
haplology
haplology
noun
(phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
harpingly
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemophagy
hemophagy
noun
The condition of being hemophagous
hippology
hippology
noun
The study of horses.
hoplology
hoplology
noun
The study of the methods, behaviour, and technology involved in human combat, particularly weapons and armour.
hoppingly
hoppingly
adv
In a hopping way; with hopping motions.
hypallage
hypallage
noun
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
hyphening
hyphening
verb
present participle of hyphen
hypnology
hypnology
noun
A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep.
hypoergic
hypogaeic
hypogenic
hypogenic
adj
Of or relating to a process that acts from below.
hypogeous
hypogeous
adj
(biology) Living or maturing underground; subterranean
hypogynic
hypophyge
hyporight
ideoglyph
ideoglyph
noun
A symbol expressing an idea.
inpolygon
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).
japygidae
jumpingly
jumpingly
adv
In a jumping way; with jumping motions.
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.
lapsingly
lapsingly
adv
While lapsing; so as to lapse.
leapingly
leapingly
adv
With a leaping motion; in bounds.
leprology
leprology
noun
(sciences) The study of leprosy, particularly (medicine) its diagnosis and treatment.
leptology
leptology
noun
A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
crystallography
limpingly
limpingly
adv
In a limping manner; with a limp.
lispingly
lispingly
adv
In a lisping manner.
logotypes
logotypes
noun
plural of logotype
lumpingly
lumpingly
adv
So as to lump together.
maypoling
maypoling
noun
The tradition of dancing around the maypole.
mispaying
mispaying
verb
present participle of mispay
mistyping
mistyping
noun
(countable) A mistyped word.
verb
present participle of mistype
monophagy
monophagy
noun
The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).