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ANOPISTHOGRAPHIC - bearing writing or inscription only on one side

ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN - cannibal

ANTILAPSARIANISM - denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity

ASTROMETEOROLOGY - study of effect of stars on climate

AUTOTHAUMATURGIST - person pretending to be mystical or mysterious

BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH - instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat

BATHYOROGRAPHICAL - of, like or pertaining to depth underwater or elevation above sea level

BATHYTHERMOGRAPH -instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth

BRACHYCATALECTIC - lacking two syllables from end of a line of verse

CHIROPTEROPHILOUS - pollinated or frequented by bats

CHROMATOPTOMETER - instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to color

CHRONOSYNCHRONICITY - presentation of all stages of a person's life in a single piece of art

CHRYSELEPHANTINE - inlaid with gold and ivory

CHRYSOARISTOCRACY - government by the wealthy; plutocracy

CONTRADISTINGUISH - to distinguish by contrasting qualities

CRYSTALLOGENESIS -production of crystals


DENDROCHRONOLOGY - study of tree rings

EELLOGOFUSCIOUHIPOPPOKUNURIOUS - good

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH - instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - study of relations between electricity and chemicals

ELECTRODYNAMOMETER - instrument for measuring electrical current

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH - instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses

ELECTRORETINOGRAPH - instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina

EPIPHENOMENALISM - doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity

GYNOTIKOLOBOMASSOPHILE - one who nibbles on women's earlobes

HONORIFICABILITUDINITY - honorableness

HYPERTRICHOLOGIST - person who treats unsightly facial hair

IATROMATHEMATICS - archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology

ICHTHYOACANTHOTOXISM - poisoning from the sting or bite of a fish

KNICK-KNACKATORY - collection of knick-knacks

LATITUDINARIANISM - doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct

MASCHALEPHIDROSIS - massive sweating of the armpits

ONYCHOTILLOMANIA - compulsive picking at the fingernails

PERPILOCUTIONIST - one who speaks through his hat

PHILOPROGENITIVE - of, like or pertaining to instinctive love for offspring

PNEUMATOPHILOSOPHY - philosophy of spirits or the spirit world

PODOBROMHYDROSIS - smelly feet

POLYPHILOPROGENITIVE - very fertile; very imaginative

PORPHYROGENITURE - accession of 1st son born after father's accession

PSEUDOAUTOCHIRIA - murder disguised as suicide

PSYCHOPANNYCHISM - belief souls sleep from death to resurrection

QUADRAGESIMARIAN - one who observes Lent

QUINDECASYLLABIC - having fifteen syllables

QUODLIBETIFICATE - to quibble with

RHINOTILLEXOMANIA - compulsive nose picking

SYNCATEGOREMATIC - meaningless or unable to form a term without other words

XENODOCHEIONOLOGY - love of hotels

ZENZIZENZIZENZIC - eighth power of a number


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  • Beautifully Obscure Words
    • Tracing the Etymology of a Word
    • Typing the Typeface of Writing Types
    • WORD LIST: Feelings and Emotions >
      • FEATURE: Our Capacity for Love
    • FEATURED WORD LIST COLLECTIONS
    • BEAUTIFUL WORD LISTS
    • WORD LIST: Translating Your World >
      • Index of Untranslatable Words (Alphabetical)
  • WORD LIST: Rolling Log of Beautiful Words
  • WORD LIST: The Languages From Around the World
    • FEATURE: Words of the World >
      • DEFINING LOVE with a French Romance >
        • Fantastic Flair of Everyday French - Nature
  • IT’S ABOUT TIME! Website Housekeeping
    • FULL SITE INDEX - SITEMAP - All the Beautiful Words
    • A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS - My Vocabulary Books and Blogs >
      • Download - The Logophile Lexicon - Words About Words
  • WORD LIST: People, Places and Things
    • To Sleep Perchance to Dream
  • WRITING SYSTEMS