The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidohexose
amidophenol
ammishaddai
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphiumidae
amphizoidae
amphodelite
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
anthemideae
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
aphroditeum
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
arthrodymic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bedlamitish
bichromated
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
birdmouthed
bodhidharma
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bothridiums
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
calathidium
cardiasthma
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcidicum
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chelidonium
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chiromyidae
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
christendom
chromididae
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
deadheadism
deadheadism
noun
The practice of travelling for free, as a deadhead.
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demephitize
demephitize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To purify from mephitis.
demiatheism
demiatheist
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demolishers
demolishers
noun
plural of demolisher
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
demophilism
demosthenic
demosthenic
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
dermathemia
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
deschampsia
desightment
desightment
noun
(obsolete) disfigurement
diachaenium
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
diathermacy
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermize
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalism
dichloramin
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomies
dichotomies
noun
plural of dichotomy
dichotomise
dichotomise
verb
Alternative spelling of dichotomize
dichotomist
dichotomist
noun
One who dichotomizes.
dichotomize
dichotomize
verb
(astronomy) To exhibit as a half disk.
(intransitive) To be divided into two.
(transitive) To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
having two colors.
dihybridism
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
diminishing
diminishing
adj
becoming smaller
noun
A diminishment.
verb
present participle of diminish
dimorphisms
dimorphisms
noun
plural of dimorphism
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
dioctophyme
diphysitism
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
dishumanize
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
dismarshall
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dolichosoma
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dromophobia
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
durhamville
dysmorphism
dysmorphism
noun
(anatomy) any malformation of the anatomy
dysphemisms
dysphemisms
noun
plural of dysphemism
dysphemized
dysphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dysphemize
dysrhythmia
dysrhythmia
noun
A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.
dysrhythmic
dysrhythmic
adj
Having an unpleasing, irregular beat.
Having or relating to dysrhythmia.
echinoderma
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
ectoethmoid
embellished
embellished
adj
Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embellish
endolymphic
endolymphic
adj
Relating to the endolymph
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endothecium
endothecium
noun
(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
endothelium
endothelium
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
ephemeridae
ephemerides
ephemerides
noun
(plural taken as singular) An ephemeris.
plural of ephemeris
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
ethmoiditis
ethmoiditis
noun
inflammation of the ethmoid bone
euhemerised
euhemerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerise
euhemerized
euhemerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerize