(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agomensin
agonostomus
agoranomus
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
allagostemonous
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
amalgamationist
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amongst
amongst
prep
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amphicarpogenous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphisporangiate
amphogenous
amygdaloncus
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogens
anagignoskomena
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
anapterygotism
anastomosing
anastomosing
adj
(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.
(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
verb
present participle of anastomose
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemologies
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiolymphitis
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiomyosarcoma
angioneoplasm
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiostomize
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angiosymphysis
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglocatholicism
anglophilism
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisogamies
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisognathism
anomalogonatous
anorganism
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antagonisms
antagonisms
noun
plural of antagonism
anthropoclimatologist
anthropomorphising
anthropomorphising
verb
present participle of anthropomorphise
anthropophagism
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antidogmatism
antidogmatism
noun
Opposition to dogma.
antidogmatist
antiegoism
antiegotism
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antighostism
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimiscegenation
antimiscegenation
adj
(US, law) Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
argillomagnesian
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
armageddonist
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
arthromeningitis
ascogonidium
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
asiphonogama
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
atomising
atomising
verb
present participle of atomise
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
automatictacessing
autosomatognosis
autosomatognostic
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
avgolemonos
avgolemonos
noun
plural of avgolemono
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
bellowsmaking
bergsonism
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
biologicohumanistic
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
bismutoplagionite
blennophlogisma
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
blossoming
blossoming
noun
The act or process by which something blossoms.
verb
present participle of blossom
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.