Anthropogenic :: Anthropogenic (a.) Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.

Anthropogeny :: Anthropogeny (n.) The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man..

Anthropoglot :: Anthropoglot (n.) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot..

Anthropography :: Anthropography (n.) That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations..

Apogaic :: Apogaic (a.) Apogean.

Apogamic :: Apogamic (a.) Relating to apogamy.

Apogamy :: Apogamy (n.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore.

Apogeal :: Apogeal (a.) Apogean.

Apogean :: Apogean (a.) Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee..

Apogee :: Apogee (n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.

Apogee :: Apogee (n.) Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.

Apogeotropic :: Apogeotropic (a.) Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc..

Apogeotropism :: Apogeotropism (n.) The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts..

Apograph :: Apograph (n.) A copy or transcript.

Appoggiatura :: Appoggiatura (n.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony..

Autotypography :: Autotypography (n.) A process resembling nature printing, by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which the printing is done as from copperplate..

Carpogenic :: Carpogenic (a.) Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed..

Ectypography :: Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

Hippogriff :: Hippogriff (n.) A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin..

Hypocarpogean :: Hypocarpogean (a.) Producing fruit below the ground.

Hypogaeic :: Hypogaeic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut (Arachis hypogaea)..

Hypogastric :: Hypogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric region.

Hypogastrium :: Hypogastrium (n.) The lower part of the abdomen.

Hypogea :: Hypogea (pl. ) of Hypogeu.

Hypogean :: Hypogean (a.) Hypogeous.

Hypogene :: Hypogene (a.) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene..

Hypogeous :: Hypogeous (a.) Growing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its fruit under ground.

Hypogeum :: Hypogeum (n.) The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs..

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (a.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue..

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (n.) One of the hypoglossal nerves.

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