The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
aglyphodonta
agriotypidae
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.
amygdophenin
anapterygota
anapterygote
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
aphanozygous
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aposporogony
apterygotous
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
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.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
borghalpenny
calyptrogyne
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
celidography
ceramography
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalkography
chartography
cheirography
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chthonophagy
chthonophagy
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of chthonophagia
coccygomorph
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
conspiringly
conspiringly
adv
In a conspiring way; as part of a conspiracy.
copyrighting
copyrighting
verb
present participle of copyright
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptoglioma
cryptogramma
cryptographs
cryptographs
noun
plural of cryptograph
cryptography
cryptography
noun
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cryptologist
cryptologist
noun
one who studies cryptology
cryptostegia
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
cyclographer
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
despondingly
despondingly
adv
In a desponding manner.
diplopteryga
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disoccupying
ectypography
ectypography
noun
A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
egyptologist
egyptologist
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptologist
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
enterography
enterography
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The scientific description of the intestines; enterology.
(medicine) Radiography of the intestines, usually contrast radiography.
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.
epileptology
epileptology
noun
The branch of neurology concerned with epilepsy
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
epipterygoid
epipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.
noun
An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
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.
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
erythrophage
erythrophage
noun
A phage / phagocyte that ingests erythrocytes
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
exopterygota
exopterygote
exopterygote
noun
Any insect of the superorder Exopterygota
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
fangotherapy
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
frigotherapy
galactopathy
galvanoglyph
galvanoscopy
galvanoscopy
noun
The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.
gametophytes
gametophytes
noun
plural of gametophyte
gametophytic
gametophytic
adj
(botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.
(botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
ganophyllite
ganophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
gastroplasty
gastroplasty
noun
(surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach
gelatinotype
genotypicity
geophysicist
geophysicist
noun
(geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics.
gephyrocercy
glossography
glossography
noun
The study of ancient words or languages
The writing of glossaries or glosses
glossophytia
glossoplasty
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.
glyptography
glyptography
noun
(art) carving or engraving on precious stone
glyptologist
glyptologist
noun
One who studies glyptology.
gnathoplasty
gnathoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstructive surgery to the jaw
gonapophysal
gonapophysal
adj
Relating to the gonapophysis.
gonapophysis
gonapophysis
noun
A modified tubular appendage of the anal region in insects that functions in copulation, oviposition, or stinging
gryphosaurus
grypotherium
gymnocarpous
gymnocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit that is either smooth or not adherent to the perianth
(fungi) Having the hymenium exposed while the spores are forming.
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
gymnospermae
gymnospermal
gymnospermic
gymnospermic
adj
(botany) Synonym of gymnospermous
gymnosporous
gymnosporous
adj
Having or relating to gymnospores.
gynecopathic
gynecopathic
adj
Of or relating to a gynecopathy.
gynecophoric
gypsiologist
gypsiologist
noun
One who studies the life and culture of gypsies.
gypsophilous
hematography
hepaticology
hepaticology
noun
The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta).
hepatography
hepatography
noun
radiographic imaging of the liver
hepatomegaly
hepatomegaly
noun
(pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver.
hermoglyphic
heterography
heterography
noun
(countable) An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling.
(uncountable) Spelling in which a particular letter represents more than one possible sound.
hieroglypher
hieroglypher
noun
A writer of hieroglyphics.
hieroglyphic
hieroglyphic
adj
difficult to decipher
of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
noun
(by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
(chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
homoeography
homolography
hyalographer
hyalospongia
hydrographer
hydrographer
noun
A scientist whose speciality is hydrography.
hydrographic
hydrographic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrography.
hydroplaning
hydroplaning
noun
(automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of hydroplane
hyetographic
hyetographic
adj
Of or pertaining to hyetography.
hygrophanous
hygrophanous
adj
(mycology) Changing color as it dries out.
hygrophilous
hygrophilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.
hymnographer
hymnographer
noun
A person who composes hymns.
A writer whose subject is hymns.
hypergoddess
hyperlogical
hyperorganic
hyperorganic
adj
Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic.
hyperwrought
hypnogenesis
hypnogenesis
noun
The process of inducing hypnosis.
hypnogenetic
hypnogenetic
adj
inducing hypnosis
hypnological
hypnological
adj
Relating to hypnology.
hypogastrium
hypogastrium
noun
An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.