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.
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
agelacrinites
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
albocinereous
albuminoscope
aleksandrovac
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altingiaceous
amblyrhynchus
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaeroplastic
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angelicalness
angelicalness
noun
The state or quality of being angelical.
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angioleucitis
anglicisation
anglicisation
noun
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
anisodactylic
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anteclassical
anteclassical
adj
Pertaining to something from before the classical era.
anteroclusion
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antiballistic
antiballistic
adj
(military, of a missile, or system) designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight
antibasilican
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticensorial
anticlassical
anticlassical
adj
(art) Opposing or rejecting what is classical.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
anticollision
anticollision
adj
Acting to combat or prevent collisions
anticytolysin
antielectrons
antielectrons
noun
plural of antielectron
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antignostical
antilacrosser
antimusically
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antirealistic
antirealistic
adj
(philosophy) Opposed to realism
antisceptical
antiskeptical
antisocialist
antisocialist
adj
Opposed to socialism.
noun
(politics) One who opposes socialism.
antisociality
antisociality
noun
(sociology, psychology) The quality of being antisocial.
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archscoundrel
aristolochine
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
aschelminthes
associational
associational
adj
Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
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.
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
bacillogenous
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
ballisticians
ballisticians
noun
plural of ballistician
balsaminaceae
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
bespecklement
bibliognostic
bicentennials
bicentennials
noun
plural of bicentennial
biconsonantal
biconsonantal
adj
Composed of two consonants
noun
A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of two consonants.
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boldfacedness
branchicolous
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
calcispongiae
calisthenical
calisthenical
adj
Alternative form of calisthenic
callisthenics
callisthenics
noun
Alternative spelling of calisthenics
callorhynchus
callousnesses
callousnesses
noun
plural of callousness
caltanissetta
caltanissetta
Proper noun
A town and province in Sicily
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
calvinistical
calyptranthes
camaldolesian
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
canalizations
canalizations
noun
plural of canalization
cancellations
cancellations
noun
plural of cancellation
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
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.
cannibalistic
cannibalistic
adj
Tending toward cannibalism.
canonicalizes
canonicalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canonicalize
canonicalness
canonicalness
noun
The state or quality of being canonical.
capillariness
capillariness
noun
The state or quality of being capillary.
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsulogenous
caravanserial
caravanserial
adj
Of or relating to a caravansery.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carcinologist
carcinologist
noun
A person involved in carcinology.
cardinalities
cardinalities
noun
plural of cardinality
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catholicising
catholicising
verb
present participle of catholicise
cauldrifeness
causelessness
causelessness
noun
The state or quality of being causeless; absence of a cause.
cautelousness
cautelousness
noun
The state or quality of being cautelous.
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
cavillingness
ceaselessness
ceaselessness
noun
The condition of being ceaseless; endlessness, eternity
celebrationis
celestialness
celestialness
noun
The state or quality of being celestial.
celiocentesis
celiocentesis
noun
(pathology) paracentesis of the abdomen
celtillyrians
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centenionales
centenionales
noun
plural of centenionalis
centenionalis
centenionalis
noun
(historical) A large bronze coin used in Ancient Rome.
centricalness
centricalness
noun
The state or quality of being centrical.
centronucleus
cephalanthous
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
ceremonialism
ceremonialism
noun
A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.