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.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
aedoeology
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anaglypton
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angelology
angelology
noun
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
angiocarpy
angiomyoma
angiomyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign, solitary tumor associated with blood vessels
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angioplany
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglophily
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
annoyingly
annoyingly
adv
In an annoying manner.
antapology
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
antigyrous
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
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.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
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.
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayougoula
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bibliogony
bibliology
bibliology
noun
The study of biblical literature, or theology.
The study of the history of books and the art of printing.
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bioecology
bioecology
noun
The specifically biological aspects of ecology
blastogeny
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
blottingly
blottingly
adv
So as to blot out or conceal.
So as to produce blots.
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodymaking
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.
bogglingly
bogglingly
adv
In a stupefying manner or to a stupefying degree.
While boggling; with an amazed expression.
bolography
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
boycottage
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
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.
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
broilingly
broilingly
adv
So as to broil.
brontology
brontology
noun
(countable) A treatise on the subject of thunder.
(uncountable) The study of thunder.
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
bryologies
bryologist
bryologist
noun
A scientist specialising in bryology.
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.
cajolingly
cajolingly
adv
in a cajoling manner
calography
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
caricology
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
cecidology
cecidology
noun
Study of plant galls.
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.
cloudology
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
codicology
codicology
noun
The study of codices (early handwritten books).
cogitantly
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
cognizably
cognizably
adv
In a cognizable manner.
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.
cometology
cometology
noun
The branch of astronomy that deals with comets.
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
conchology
conchology
noun
the hobby of shell collecting
the study of molluscs and their shells
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
conjugably
conjugally
conjugally
adv
In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife
consignify
consignify
verb
To signify or denote in combination with something else.
contiguity
contiguity
noun
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
coregnancy
corrigibly
corrigibly
adv
In a corrigible manner; such that it can be corrected.
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cozeningly
craniology
craniology
noun
The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
crooningly
crooningly
adv
With a crooning sound.
crustalogy
cryogenics
cryogenics
noun
The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
The scientific study of low-temperature phenomena.
cryogenies
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptology
cryptology
noun
Secret or enigmatical language.
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
cryptozygy
cyanogenic
cyanogenic
adj
Alternative form of cyanogenetic
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cyesiology
cymbopogon
cynography
cynomolgus
cynomolgus
noun
(often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
cynosarges
cyriologic
cyriologic
adj
Relating to capital letters.
cyrtograph
cytogenies
cytogenies
noun
plural of cytogeny
cytogenous
cytogenous
adj
(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.
cytoglobin
cytoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells
cytologies
cytologist
cytologist
noun
A biologist who studies cells.
A scientist who studies the physical characteristics of chromosomes.