The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amidocapric
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphibryous
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
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
amphierotic
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphikaryon
amphimorula
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphivorous
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguimorpha
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
aporrhiegma
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apoturmeric
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bromopicrin
bromopikrin
cacomorphia
cacospermia
calomorphic
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
camphoronic
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
cecomorphic
cetomorphic
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparisons
comparisons
noun
plural of comparison
comparition
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
compendiary
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
complicator
complicator
noun
One who or that which complicates.
compositors
compositors
noun
plural of compositor
compositure
comprachico
comprachico
noun
(folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
compromiser
compromiser
noun
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily
compromises
compromises
noun
plural of compromise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compromise
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coopersmith
copartiment
copolymeric
copolymeric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a copolymer
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
corporalism
corporatism
corporatism
noun
(derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations.
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.
crackpotism
creophagism
crepidomata
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cuprammonia
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
cypraeiform
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
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.
dermatoptic
dermatropic
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermotropic
dermotropic
adj
Synonym of dermatotropic
desmotropic
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
dimorphisms
dimorphisms
noun
plural of dimorphism
diopsimeter
dioptometer
dioptometer
noun
An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses.
dioptometry
dioptomiter
disemprison
disimprison
disimprison
verb
(transitive) To free or release from a state of imprisonment.
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dromophobia
dromotropic
dromotropic
adj
(physiology) Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.