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One who writes in cipher, or secret characters.

Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

Same as Cryptographer.

The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation; one versed in crystallography.

Pertaining to crystallography.

In the manner of crystallography.

The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their methods of formation.

An arcograph.

See Arcograph.

Var. of Kymograph. --Cy`mo*graph"ic (#), a.

The art of writing or engraving upon gems.

The study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc. -- Dem`o*graph"ic, a.

A demonologist. [R.] Am. Cyc.

An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin.

A drawing instrument, combining a protractor and scale.

Descriptive.

The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule.

Var. of Dictograph.

A telephonic instrument for office or other similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. Much use has been made of it for overhearing, or for recording, conversations for the purpose of obtaining evidence for use in litigation.