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).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentarily
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetylcyanide
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
alectrionidae
alodification
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
anisodactylic
antidecalogue
antidotically
antimedically
antiradically
antodontalgic
antodontalgic
adj
Alternative form of antiodontalgic
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
articodactyla
asyndetically
asyndetically
adv
(grammar) In a manner characterized by the use of asyndeton; in a manner in which the words are not connected by conjunctions.
atelorachidia
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bostrychoidal
bradydactylia
canaliculated
canaliculated
adj
canaliculate
candlelighted
candlelighted
adj
candlelit
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
cardinalitial
cardinalitial
adj
(Christianity) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a cardinal.
cardinalitian
cardinalities
cardinalities
noun
plural of cardinality
cardiodilator
cardiodilator
noun
A machine for cardiodilation.
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
cartilaginoid
cartilaginoid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
noun
(medicine) A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
caterpillared
caterpillared
adj
Fitted with a caterpillar track.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cathedralwise
cathedratical
cathedratical
adj
cathedratic
caudotibialis
celestialized
celestialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of celestialize
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
cladautoicous
cladautoicous
adj
(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch
cladodontidae
clandestinely
clandestinely
adv
In a secret or covert manner.
In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.
clandestinity
clandestinity
noun
(religion) A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.
The quality or state of being clandestine.
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
cleavelandite
cleavelandite
noun
(mineralogy) A white lamellar variety of albite.
cleidomastoid
cleidomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
cleidosternal
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
codeclination
codeclination
noun
polar distance
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
codirectional
codirectional
adj
Operating in the same direction
coeducational
coeducational
adj
of or pertaining to coeducation
coelacanthoid
coelacanthoid
noun
Any extinct fish of the suborder †Coelacanthoidei
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
concordantial
concordantial
adj
Of or pertaining to a concordance (especially to a concordance of the Bible)
conditionable
conditionable
adj
Capable of being conditioned.
conditionally
conditionally
adv
under specified conditions
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
conglutinated
conglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consolidating
consolidating
verb
present participle of consolidate
consolidation
consolidation
noun
(medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
The combination of several actions into one.
consolidative
consolidative
adj
Tending or having power to consolidate.
consolidators
consolidators
noun
plural of consolidator
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
consuetudinal
consuetudinal
adj
(linguistics) Synonym of habitual
According to custom; customary; usual.
copperytailed
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
credentialism
credentialism
noun
Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
creditability
creditability
noun
The quality of being creditable.
crystalloidal
crystalloidal
adj
Relating to a crystalloid.
cubitodigital
cumberlandite
cycloaddition
cycloaddition
noun
(organic chemistry) An addition reaction that leads to the formation of a cyclic product.
cyclopteridae
cyclostomidae
cytherellidae
dactylioglyph
dactyliomancy
dactyliomancy
noun
Alternative form of dactylomancy
dactyliotheca
dactylologies
dactylopodite
dactylopodite
noun
The distal segment of the ambulatory limbs of some arthropods
dactyloscopic
dactyloscopic
adj
Relating to dactyloscopy
dadaistically
dadaistically
adv
In a dadaistic way.
deacetylating
deacetylating
verb
present participle of deacetylate
deacetylation
deacetylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule
deallocations
deallocations
noun
plural of deallocation
decannulation
decannulation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a cannula.
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decartelizing
decatholicize
decatholicize
verb
To remove Catholic character or influence (from).
deceivability
deceivability
Noun
The state or quality of being deceivable.
decelerations
decelerations
noun
plural of deceleration
decentralised
decentralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decentralise
decentralized
decentralized
adj
not centralized; having no center or several centers
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decentralize
decentralizes
decentralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize
dechlorinated
dechlorinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dechlorinate
declaratively
declaratively
adv
In a declarative way.
declaratorily
declaratorily
adv
In a declaratory manner.
declinational
declinational
adj
Relating to declination.
decoagulation
decolouration
decolouration
noun
The reversal of colouration; bleaching
decussatively
decussatively
adv
(obsolete) crosswise; in the form of an X
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
deescalations
deescalations
noun
plural of deescalation
deisticalness
deisticalness
noun
The quality of being deistical.
delacrimation
delectability
delectability
noun
The quality of being delectable.
delicatessens
delicatessens
noun
plural of delicatessen
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
deltafication
deltafication
noun
The formation of a delta or deltas.
demioctagonal
dendritically
dendritically
adv
In a dendritic manner; with tree-like branchings.
dendroclastic
denticulately
denticulately
adv
In a denticulate manner.
denticulation
denticulation
noun
(botany, zoology) A small tooth; a denticle.
The state of being set with small notches or teeth.
dentosurgical
deontological
deontological
adj
(ethics, philosophy) Of or relating to deontology.
deprecatingly
deprecatingly
adv
In a deprecating manner.
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
deprecatorily
deprecatorily
adv
In a deprecatory manner.
dereistically
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
destructional
detachability
detachability
noun
The quality or degree of being detachable.
detectability
detectability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is detectable
(uncountable) The state of being detectable
dextrocardial
diacatholicon
diacatholicon
noun
(medicine, dated) A universal remedy; a certain purgative electuary.
diacritically
diacritically
adv
In a diacritical manner.
dialectically
dialectically
adv
In a dialectical manner; logically.
Regarding dialectics.
dialectologer
dialectologic
dialogistical
dialogistical
adj
Alternative form of dialogistic
diametrically
diametrically
adv
(especially in the phrase diametrically opposed) Absolutely (in opposition).
Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.