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.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
(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
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.
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bolography
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
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.
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
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
caricology
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
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.
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.
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
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.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
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
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynography
cynosarges
cyriologic
cyriologic
adj
Relating to capital letters.
cyrtograph
daemonurgy
delegatory
delegatory
adj
Holding a delegated position.
Of or pertaining to delegation
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.
dendrology
dendrology
noun
the study of trees and other woody plants
derogately
derogately
adv
(archaic) In a derogatory manner.
derogatory
derogatory
adj
(law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
(usually with to) Tending to derogate:
Disparaging.
Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
noun
A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
digressory
digressory
adj
digressive
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
disglorify
disglorify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity.
divagatory
downcrying
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
drollingly
drollingly
adv
In a jesting manner; humorously; comically.
droopingly
droopingly
adv
In a drooping manner.
droppingly
droppingly
adv
In drops; one drop at a time.
bit by bit; one at a time
drowningly
druidology
dutymonger
embryogeny
embryogeny
noun
(biology) Embryogenesis.
embryogony
embryogony
noun
(biology) The formation of an embryo.
embryology
embryology
noun
The scientific study of embryos.
embryotega
emigratory
emigratory
adj
Synonym of migratory
enterology
enterology
noun
The study of the intestines.
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
ergatogyne
ergatogyny
ergodicity
ergodicity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is ergodic.
(uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
erogeneity
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
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
etymologer
etymologer
noun
An etymologist.
euryzygous
fadmongery
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
fairyology
fairyology
noun
The study of fairies.
favoringly
favoringly
adv
In a favoring way.
fetography
forelaying
forelaying
verb
present participle of forelay
foresaying
foresaying
verb
present participle of foresay
forgettery
forgettery
noun
(humorous) A poor memory that is inclined to forget things.
forgivably
forgivably
adv
In a forgivable way.
fortifying
fortifying
noun
The process by which something is fortified.
verb
present participle of fortify
frontingly
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
futurology
futurology
noun
The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
galsworthy
gargoylish
gargoylish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gargoyle.
gargoylism
gargoylism
noun
the dysmorphic facial features found in Hurler's syndrome and Hunter syndrome, characterized by thickened gingiva (gums) and upturned nose
gastrology
gastrology
noun
the scientific study of the stomach
gastronomy
gastronomy
noun
The art of preparing and eating good food.
The study of the relationship between food and culture.
the cooking of a particular area.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastrotomy
gastrotomy
noun
(surgery) Any form of incision into the stomach
generosity
generosity
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.
(countable) A generous act.
(uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, time or resources.
generously
generously
adv
In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
geniolatry
geniolatry
noun
The worship of spirits.
geoffroyin
geratology
geratology
noun
The study of the elderly and diseases and other matters associated with senility; gerontology and geriatrics
geryonidae
ginglyform
ginglyform
adj
(anatomy, rare) ginglymoid
gladiatory
gladiatory
adj
(archaic) gladiatorial
globularly
globularly
adv
in a globular manner
spherically
glorifying
glorifying
verb
present participle of glorify
gloriosity
gloriosity
noun
(rare) gloriousness
gloriously
gloriously
adv
In a glorious manner.
gloryingly
gloryingly
adv
So as to glory; shiningly or rejoicingly.
glycerogel
glycerogel
noun
A colloid gel based on glycerine.
glycoluric
glycoluric
adj
(chemistry) Derived from glycol and urea.
glycoluril
glycoluril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous substance obtained by reduction of allantoin.
glycosuria
glycosuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
glycosuric
glycosuric
adj
Of or relating to glycosuria.
glycuronic
glycuronic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) uronic
glycuronid
goliardery
goliardery
noun
The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards.
goliardeys
goniometry
goniometry
noun
measurement of angles
gooseberry
gooseberry
noun
(chiefly Britain) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
(dated, British slang) A chaperone.
(dated, British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
(dated, British slang) A fool.
(dated, British slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
The Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
the Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
the Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
the Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
the Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.