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).
accommodately
accommodately
adv
(rare) suitably; fitly
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).
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
allopalladium
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
amidothiazole
aminodiphenyl
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphodiplopia
amplitudinous
ampullariidae
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdalopathy
amygdonitrile
androcephalum
anhydromyelia
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antimediaeval
antimediaeval
adj
Alternative form of antimedieval
antimedically
antivandalism
antivandalism
adj
(law enforcement) Opposing or proscribing vandalism.
apoplasmodial
armadillidium
ballyllumford
basilidianism
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
belltopperdom
benzimidazole
benzimidazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused to that of imidazole; it is used as a pesticide
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
bombycillidae
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
cacodaemonial
calamodendron
callionymidae
camaldolesian
canandelabrum
caprimulgidae
cardiomalacia
cardiomalacia
noun
(pathology) A softening of the muscular walls of the heart
cardiomegalia
cardipaludism
celiomyodynia
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chlamydomonas
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
chondriosomal
chondrolipoma
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chrysomelidae
cinemelodrama
cinnamylidene
cinnamylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH=
cleidomastoid
cleidomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
clitoridotomy
clitoridotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure which reduces the size of the clitoral hood.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
condiddlement
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
conglomerated
conglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate
copolymerized
copolymerized
adj
polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer
corallidomous
credentialism
credentialism
noun
Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
cumberlandite
cycloheximide
cycloheximide
noun
(organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
cyclostomidae
dactyliomancy
dactyliomancy
noun
Alternative form of dactylomancy
dactylomegaly
dactylomegaly
noun
(pathology) The presence of enlarged digits
damageability
damageability
noun
The quality or degree of being susceptible to damage.
damnabilities
decalcomaniac
decalcomaniac
noun
A person who carries out the decalcomania process.
decalcomanias
decalcomanias
noun
plural of decalcomania
decelerometer
decelerometer
noun
An instrument for measuring deceleration.
dechemicalize
decolorimeter
decrementless
decrementless
adj
Without decrement.
decriminalize
decriminalize
verb
(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
dedolomitized
dedolomitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dedolomitize
deflectometer
deflectometer
noun
An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
deglamorizing
deglamorizing
verb
present participle of deglamorize
delacrimation
delightsomely
delightsomely
adv
In a delightsome manner.
delimitations
delimitations
noun
plural of delimitation
demagogically
demagogically
adv
In a demagogic manner.
demasculinise
demasculinise
verb
Alternative spelling of demasculinize
demasculinize
demasculinize
verb
To remove the masculine qualities of.
To remove the testicles from
dematerialise
dematerialise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dematerialize.
dematerialize
dematerialize
verb
(intransitive) To disappear by becoming immaterial.
(transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.
(transitive) To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).
demethylation
demethylation
noun
(chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
demicivilized
demiflouncing
demigentleman
demilitarised
demilitarised
adj
(British spelling) alternative form of demilitarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demilitarise
demilitarized
demilitarized
adj
Declared free of all military activity.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demilitarize
demilitarizes
demilitarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize
demineralized
demineralized
adj
From which all minerals have been removed.
demineralizer
demineralizer
noun
A device that demineralizes.
demineralizes
demineralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demineralize
demioctagonal
demisacrilege
demiurgically
demiurgically
adv
In the manner of a demiurge
demodulations
demodulations
noun
plural of demodulation
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
demolitionary
demolitionist
demolitionist
noun
One who carries out demolition.
demonolatrous
demonolatrous
adj
Relating to, or taking part in, demonolatry; demon-worshipping.
demonological
demonological
adj
Of or pertaining to demonology.
demulsibility
demultiplexed
demultiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demultiplex
demultiplexer
demultiplexer
noun
(computing, electronics) A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
demyelination
demyelination
noun
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.
demythologise
demythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of demythologize
demythologize
demythologize
verb
(transitive) To remove the mythological elements of.
dendrocalamus
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.