(pharmacology) A prescription drug used for prophylaxis of migraine headaches.
microsurgery
microsurgery
adj
Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body.
noun
Surgical procedures that are very small.
morigerously
musicography
musicography
noun
(obsolete) The art or science of writing music and of musical notation.
Writing on the subject of music.
myxogasteres
myxogastrous
neurosurgery
neurosurgery
noun
(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the brain; brain surgery.
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
nonsignatory
nonsignatory
noun
One who is not a signatory.
nourishingly
nourishingly
adv
In a way that provides nourishment or food.
oropharynges
oropharynges
noun
plural of oropharynx
oryctologist
oryctologist
noun
(obsolete) One versed in oryctology.
outrageously
outrageously
adv
In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
outregeously
overstrongly
overstrongly
adv
With excessive strength.
overstudying
overstudying
verb
present participle of overstudy
papyrologies
papyrologies
noun
plural of papyrology
papyrologist
papyrologist
noun
A student of papyrology, the study of ancient writings on papyrus.
parasitology
parasitology
noun
A study of parasites.
persistingly
persistingly
adv
With persistence.
personifying
personifying
noun
Personification.
verb
present participle of personify
perspiringly
perspiringly
adv
While perspiring; with perspiration or sweat.
persuadingly
persuadingly
adv
persuasively
pharyngismus
pharyngismus
noun
spasm of the pharynx
physiography
physiography
noun
The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.
physogastric
physogastric
adj
Having a greatly distended abdomen.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
polyglossary
polygraphers
polygraphers
noun
plural of polygrapher
polygraphist
polygraphist
noun
A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector)
polymerising
polymerising
verb
present participle of polymerise
polypigerous
polypigerous
adj
(rare) polypiferous
polypragmist
postlaryngal
presagefully
presupplying
presupplying
verb
present participle of presupply
presurveying
prodigiosity
prodigiosity
noun
prodigiousness
prodigiously
prodigiously
adv
In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully.
progymnasium
progymnasium
noun
In Germany, a classical school without the higher classes; a school preparatory to a gymnasium.
prosyllogism
prosyllogism
noun
(logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
(logic) The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.
protestingly
protestingly
adv
unwillingly, with protests
protistology
protistology
noun
(biology) The scientific study of protists.
psalmography
psalmography
noun
The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs.
pseudography
pseudography
noun
False writing; forgery.
Incorrect spelling.
pseudogyrate
psychographs
psychographs
noun
plural of psychograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of psychograph
psychography
psychography
noun
(spiritualism) The act of a spirit possessing one's physical body in order to write something.
A description of the psyche.
psychorrhagy
psychrograph
pyrargyrites
pyrargyrites
noun
plural of pyrargyrite
pyretogenous
pyretogenous
adj
Synonym of pyrogenic
pyretologist
pyrognostics
pyrognostics
noun
(dated) The characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed by heat, especially by the use of a blowpipe and a charcoal block.
pyrographies
pyrographies
noun
plural of pyrography
pyroligneous
pyroligneous
adj
Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation.
pythagoreans
radiosurgery
radiosurgery
noun
(surgery) The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.
rampageously
rampageously
adv
In a rampageous manner.
reassuringly
reassuringly
adv
In a reassuring manner.
redisplaying
redisplaying
verb
present participle of redisplay
refreshingly
refreshingly
adv
In a refreshing manner.
regardlessly
regardlessly
adv
In a regardless manner
regressively
regressively
adv
in a regressive manner
regressivity
regressivity
noun
The condition of being regressive.
rejustifying
rejustifying
verb
present participle of rejustify
resemblingly
resemblingly
adv
So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
resoundingly
resoundingly
adv
(by extension) Emphatically, so as to be celebrated.
With a loud, resonant sound.
respecifying
respecifying
verb
present participle of respecify
restringency
restringency
noun
(obsolete) Quality or state of being restringent.
retestifying
retestifying
verb
present participle of retestify
reynoldsburg
roisteringly
roisteringly
adv
In a noisy, drunken or riotous manner.
rubbishingly
sanguimotory
sanguinarily
sanguinarily
adv
In a sanguinary manner.
saunteringly
saunteringly
adv
With a casual, sauntering gait.
scalawaggery
scalawaggery
noun
The behaviour of a rascal.
scarifyingly
scarifyingly
adv
In a scarifying way.
scatteringly
scatteringly
adv
in a scattering manner, suggesting scattering.
scintigraphy
scintigraphy
noun
(medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones
scramblingly
scramblingly
adv
With a scrambling motion.
scratchingly
scratchingly
adv
With a scratching motion or action.
screechingly
screechingly
adv
In a screeching way; with screeching noises.
scribblingly
scribblingly
adv
In a scribbling manner.
scullduggery
scullduggery
noun
Alternative spelling of skulduggery
segregatedly
seignioralty
seignioralty
noun
The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord.
seismography
seismography
noun
The measurement and recording of earthquakes and other ground vibrations.
The study of these records, seismology.
selenography
selenography
noun
(astronomy, geography, cartography) The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.
sematography
semeiography
semeiography
noun
Alternative form of semiography
semisavagery
semisavagery
noun
A half-savage condition.
septuagenary
septuagenary
adj
(now rare) Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
Synonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
noun
(now rare) Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.
sexangularly
sexangularly
adv
(archaic, rare) hexagonally
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shatteringly
shatteringly
adv
In a shattering manner
shelteringly
shelteringly
adv
So as to provide shelter.
shimmeringly
shimmeringly
adv
In a shimmering manner; while shimmering; so as to shimmer.
shipwrightry
shipwrightry
noun
Alternative form of shipwrightery
shirleysburg
shudderingly
shudderingly
adv
With a shuddering motion.
siderography
siderography
noun
(historical) A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.
skullduggery
skullduggery
noun
Alternative spelling of skulduggery (US) in
skyrocketing
skyrocketing
verb
present participle of skyrocket
slanderingly
slanderingly
adv
slanderously
slubberingly
slubberingly
adv
(dated) In a slovenly or hasty manner.
slumberingly
slumberingly
adv
While slumbering; in a state of sleep.
smatteringly
smatteringly
adv
In or by fragments; superficially.
smotheringly
smotheringly
adv
In a smothering manner; oppressively.
snickeringly
snickeringly
adv
In a snickering manner.
sniggeringly
sniggeringly
adv
With sniggers; with sardonic laughter.
sniggoringly
snollygoster
snollygoster
noun
(slang, obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician.
spagyrically
spagyrically
adv
In a spagyric way; according to alchemical principles.
spatiography
spatteringly
spatteringly
adv
So as to spatter.
spermatogeny
spermatogeny
noun
The generation of spermatozoa.
sphenography
sphenography
noun
The art of writing or deciphering cuneiform characters.
sphygmograph
sphygmograph
noun
A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse.
sphygmometer
sphygmometer
noun
A sphygmomanometer
splenography
splenography
noun
The scientific description of the spleen.
sprightfully
sprightfully
adv
In a sprightful manner.
sprinklingly
sputteringly
sputteringly
adv
With sputtering noises.
staggeringly
staggeringly
adv
(degree) To a breathtaking degree.
(manner) Moving with a stagger.
The ancient city was staggeringly beautiful.
stammeringly
stammeringly
adv
In a stammering manner, done with a stammer or stutter.
steerageways
steerageways
noun
plural of steerageway
stereography
stereography
noun
Any technique for representing solid objects in two dimensions
stereoscopic photography, and the production of stereographs
stereotyping
stereotyping
verb
present participle of stereotype
storytelling
storytelling
noun
The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
straddlingly
straddlingly
adv
So as to straddle something.
stragglingly
stragglingly
adv
In a straggling way.
straightaway
straightaway
adj
Extending into the distance in a straight line.
adv
Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”)
noun
A straight section of a racetrack.
straightways
straightways
adv
Synonym of straightway
noun
plural of straightway
stranglingly
stranglingly
adv
In a manner that strangles.
stratigraphy
stratigraphy
noun
(archaeology) The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.
(geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
stratography
stratography
noun
A description of an army, or of what belongs to an army.
The scientific description of geological strata.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
stromatology
stromatology
noun
(geology) The history of the formation of stratified rocks.
strongylidae
strongylosis
strongylosis
noun
infection with worms of the genus Strongylus
strugglingly
strugglingly
adv
In a struggling way.
stutteringly
stutteringly
adv
In a stuttering manner.
stylographic
stylographic
adj
Pertaining to or designed to be used for stylography; stylographical.