The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aepyornises
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeroscepsis
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
agitpropist
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
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.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphibryous
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphivorous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
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
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anastrophia
androlepsia
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisocarpic
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
aparthrosis
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apollinaris
apollinaris
noun
(archaic) A type of sparkling mineral water.
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apostrophia
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
appressoria
appressoria
noun
plural of appressorium
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
apronstring
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archoptosis
argiphontes
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
aspergation
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspirations
aspirations
noun
plural of aspiration
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
asportation
asportation
noun
(law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person.
asterolepis
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basiotripsy
besprizorni
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
boroughship
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
cacospermia
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
capriccioso
capriccioso
adv
(music) capriciously
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpologies
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
carpoptosia
carpoptosis
carpoptosis
noun
Synonym of wrist drop
carposporic
carposporic
adj
Relating to carpospores.
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
caulopteris
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
cerophilous
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chiropodies
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping