A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adscriptitius
aerophysicist
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphipneustic
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anaeroplastic
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anticipations
anticipations
noun
plural of anticipation
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antipacifists
antipacifists
noun
plural of antipacifist
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphysician
antiprostatic
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisceptical
antisepticise
antisepticise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antisepticize.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisepticist
antisepticist
noun
(historical) One who believes in the importance of antisepsis in medicine.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antiskeptical
antisophistic
antisoporific
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
apocatastasis
apocatastasis
noun
(astronomy) Return to the same apparent position, as after a revolution.
(especially religion, rare) An apocalypse leading to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.
(medicine, rare) Return to an earlier condition.
(religion) The doctrine that all souls will enter heaven or paradise, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.
apocatastatic
apocatastatic
adj
(Christianity) Relating to apocatastasis.
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
apostatically
apostatically
adv
In an apostatic manner.
apostolically
apostolically
adv
In an apostolic way.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
apposiopestic
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
archaeopteris
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
aspidochirota
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
autopsychosis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
bathysophical
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachiopodist
caesaropapist
caesaropapist
noun
A supporter of caesaropapism.
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
capacitations
capacitations
noun
plural of capacitation
capillarities
capillarities
noun
plural of capillarity
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catadioptrics
catadioptrics
noun
(optics) The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catchpoleship
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cercopithecus
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropractics
chiropractics
noun
The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
chiropractors
chiropractors
noun
plural of chiropractor
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choristership
christophanic
christophorus
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromotropism
chromotropism
noun
(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
coadaptations
coadaptations
noun
plural of coadaptation
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
cocitizenship
coconspirator
coconspirator
noun
Alternative spelling of co-conspirator.
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
colinephritis
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
coloproctitis
coloproctitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the colon and the rectum
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
compassionate
compassionate
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
compatriotism
compatriotism
noun
The condition of being compatriots.
compensations
compensations
noun
plural of compensation
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
compositeness
compositeness
noun
The state or quality of being composite.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
compositorial
compositorial
adj
Relating to a compositor.
noun
(mathematics) The product of all composite numbers less than or equal to a particular number.
conceptionist
conceptionist
noun
One who subscribes to conceptionism.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conrectorship
conscriptions
conscriptions
noun
plural of conscription
conscripttion
conspiratress
conspiratress
noun
A female conspirator.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
constipations
constipations
noun
plural of constipation
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contrapuntist
contrapuntist
noun
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.