A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
agathology
agathology
noun
The science or theory of the good.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anglophily
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bolography
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
calography
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chartology
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
choosingly
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cohomology
cohomology
noun
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.
(mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.
conchology
conchology
noun
the hobby of shell collecting
the study of molluscs and their shells
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynography
cyrtograph
cytophagic
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
erythrogen
erythrogen
noun
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
carbon disulphide
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
fetography
galsworthy
gargoylish
gargoylish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gargoyle.
geniohyoid
geniohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle..
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
ghostology
ghostology
noun
The knowledge, or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
ghoulishly
ghoulishly
adv
In a ghoulish manner.
glossohyal
glossohyal
noun
(zoology anatomy) The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.
glycohemia
glyptolith
gorgythion
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
graphalloy
graphology
graphology
noun
(uncountable) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
A system of handwriting.
graphonomy
graphonomy
noun
Synonym of graphonomics
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
groomishly
gymnorhina
gymnosophy
gymnosophy
noun
(historical) A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society.
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gynophoric
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsophily
gypsophily
noun
A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.
gyrochrome
gyrophoric
hagiocracy
hagiocracy
noun
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
hagiolatry
hagiolatry
noun
The worship of saints.
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
headlongly
headlongly
adv
(obsolete) headlong
hebegynous
hedgehoggy
hedgehoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hedgehog.
hedonology
hedonology
noun
The scientific study of pleasure.
helicogyre
hematology
hematology
noun
(life sciences as basic research) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
(medicine) The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs.
hemerology
hemerology
noun
The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.
hemizygote
hemizygote
noun
(biology) A hemizygous individual
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism
hemolyzing
hemolyzing
verb
present participle of hemolyze
heortology
heortology
noun
The study of religious festivals.
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
herniology
herniology
noun
The surgical study of hernias.
heterogamy
heterogamy
noun
(biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
(sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races.
heterogeny
heterogeny
noun
(biology) heterogenesis
(biology) the condition or state of being heterogenous
heterogony
heterogony
noun
(botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils
heterogyna
heterology
heterology
noun
A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hippogryph
hippogryph
noun
Alternative spelling of hippogriff
hippophagy
hippophagy
noun
The eating of horsemeat.
histiology
histiology
noun
(dated) Alternative form of histology
hobblingly
hobblingly
adv
With a hobbling motion.
hogrophyte
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
holography
holography
noun
(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms
hologynies
homagyrius
homerology
homography
homography
noun
(geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.
The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters (as with a pair of homonyms), or also as represented with similar or identical glyphs (as with homoglyphs); the state or quality of existing as homographs.
homozygote
homozygote
noun
(genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.
homozygous
homozygous
adj
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
honeyfogle
honeyfugle
honeyfugle
verb
Alternative form of honeyfuggle
horography
horography
noun
(historical) local history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events
The art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.
horrifying
horrifying
adj
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
verb
present participle of horrify
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
humorology
humorology
noun
Study of humor.
hyalograph
hyalograph
noun
An instrument for tracing designs on glass.
hydragogue
hydragogue
adj
(medicine) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.
noun
Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydrognosy
hydrognosy
noun
(dated) The scientific description of the waters of the Earth.
hydrograph
hydrograph
noun
A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time.
A graph of water table versus time.
hydroguret
hydroguret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any hydride.
hydrologic
hydrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrology.
hyetograph
hyetograph
noun
A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
hygrograph
hygrograph
noun
Any of several forms of automated hygrometer that record humidity.
hygrometer
hygrometer
noun
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
hygrometry
hygrometry
noun
The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere
hygrophyte
hygrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hygroscopy
hygroscopy
noun
The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
hymenogeny
hymnologic
hymnologic
adj
Relating to hymnology.
hyoglossal
hyoglossal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch.
Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.
hyoglossus
hyoglossus
noun
(anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
hypnogogic
hypnogogic
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnagogic
hypnograph
hypnologic
hypogeally
hypogeiody
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogeugea
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypogynies
hypogynium
hypogynous
hypogynous
adj
(botany) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts.
hypopygial
hypopygial
adj
Relating to a hypopygium
hypopygium
hypopygium
noun
A modified abdominal segment, in some insects, which supports the copulatory apparatus
hypostigma
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.