A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
acclamations
acclamations
noun
plural of acclamation
acclimations
acclimations
noun
plural of acclimation
acclimatisation
acclimatisation
noun
Alternative spelling of acclimatization
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acromiosternal
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinostomal
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
almacenista
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anatomicals
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
ancylostomum
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anemoclastic
anglocatholicism
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animastical
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anthropoclimatologist
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
antiastronomical
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
anticapitalism
anticapitalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to capitalism.
anticentralism
anticeremonialism
anticeremonialism
noun
Opposition to ceremonial in religion.
anticeremonialist
anticeremonialist
noun
One who opposes ceremonial in religion.
anticeremoniously
anticlassicalism
anticlassicism
anticlassicism
noun
(art) Opposition to, or rejection of, what is classical.
anticlericalism
anticlericalism
noun
The opposition to political influence of clerics.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticommercialism
anticommercialism
noun
(sociology) An ideology that opposes commercialism.
anticommercialist
anticommercialistic
anticommercialness
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionalism
anticonventionalism
anticonventionalism
noun
The quality of being anticonventional; rejection of conventions or norms.
antidomestically
antiecclesiasticism
antigrammaticalness
antimagistratical
antimagistratical
adj
(archaic) Opposing magistrates.
antimaterialistic
antimaterialistic
adj
Opposing materialism.
antimaterialistically
antimechanistically
antimethodicalness
antimilitaristic
antimilitaristic
adj
(politics) Opposing militarism.
antimilitaristically
antimonarchicalness
antimonarchicalness
noun
(politics) The state or quality of being antimonarchical.
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antimusically
antimusicalness
antimystical
antimystically
antimysticalness
antioptimistical
antioptimistically
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antirepublicanism
antischolasticism
antisimoniacal
antisimoniacal
adj
antisimoniac
antisymmetrical
antisymmetrical
adj
(mathematics) antisymmetric
antisyndicalism
antisyndicalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to syndicalism.
antonomastical
antonomastical
adj
Alternative form of antonomastic
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aristorepublicanism
aschelminthes
associationalism
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astronomical
astronomical
adj
(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blepharosphincterectomy
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
broncholemmitis
cajolements
cajolements
noun
plural of cajolement
calamints
calamints
noun
plural of calamint
calamitousness
calamitousness
noun
The state or quality of being calamitous.
calamitousnesses
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
callistemon
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calycanthemous
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
cantonalism
cantonalism
noun
(historical, politics) A Spanish insurrectionary movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, aiming to divide the nation state into almost independent cantons.
caramelisation
caramelisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of caramelization
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
catmalison
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
cementless
cementless
adj
Without cement.
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
centesimal
centesimal
adj
Describing a hundredth part
Divided into a hundred parts
centesimally
centesimally
adv
According to a division into 100 parts.
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
centralisms
centralisms
noun
plural of centralism
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centrosymmetrical
centrosymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of centrosymmetric
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
ceremonialist
ceremonialist
noun
A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
ceremonialists
ceremonialists
noun
plural of ceremonialist
chamaeleontis
charlatanism
charlatanism
noun
(countable) An act of a charlatan
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
chemicoluminescent
chemicoluminescent
adj
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chemosterilants
chemosterilants
noun
plural of chemosterilant
chemosynthetically
chemosynthetically
adv
By means of chemosynthesis.
cholecystenterostomy
cholecystenterostomy
noun
A surgical procedure in which the gall bladder is joined to the small intestine, to allow bile to pass from the liver to the intestine when the common bile duct is obstructed.
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum