A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropopsychism
antichristianism
antichristianism
Proper noun
Opposition to the Christian religion.
antimonarchistic
antiphilosophism
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
aphrodisiomaniac
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthromeningitis
arthrorheumatism
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
basommatophorous
biorhythmicities
bisdimethylamino
bismutosphaerite
blepharemphysema
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
branchiostomidae
bromidrosiphobia
bromidrosiphobia
noun
A fear that one has an offensive body odour
calyptrimorphous
celiohysterotomy
cephalohumeralis
chamaesiphonales
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemoserotherapy
chlamydoselachus
cholecystotomies
cholecystotomies
noun
plural of cholecystotomy
choledochotomies
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
chordamesodermal
chordamesodermal
adj
Relating to the chordamesoderm.
chordamesodermic
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
choristoblastoma
christianomastix
christmasberries
chromodermatosis
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
climatotherapies
cochlospermaceae
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
cosmographically
cosmographically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cystoepithelioma
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
dermatosiophobia
desmopathologist
diminishableness
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
diplochlamydeous
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dolichocephalism
dolichocephalism
noun
(medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electrochemistry
electrochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
encephalomalaxis
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
entomophthorales
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epidermophytosis
epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenalism
noun
(philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
(philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.
euhemeristically
euhemeristically
adv
in a euhemeristic manner
extrachromosomal
extrachromosomal
adj
Happening outside a chromosome.
gerontomorphosis
gerontomorphosis
noun
(zoology) Evolutionary change involving extreme specialisation and a reduction in the capability for further change.
gumpoldskirchner
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphism
noun
The condition of being a gynandromorph.
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
haemangiomatosis
haemangiomatosis
noun
Alternative form of hemangiomatosis
haemocytoblastic
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
haplochlamydeous
haploperistomous
harmoniousnesses
haussmannization
haussmannization
Noun
The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.
headmistressship
headmistressship
noun
(rare) Alternative form of headmistress-ship
hedriophthalmous
heliochromoscope
helminthosporium
helminthosporoid
hemaspectroscope
hematocrystallin
hematocrystallin
noun
(biology, archaic) hemoglobin
hemichromatopsia
hemihyperidrosis
hemihypoesthesia
hemimetamorphous
hemineurasthenia
hemophagocytosis
hemophagocytosis
noun
(medicine) phagocytosis of blood cells
hemotherapeutics
heterochromatism
heterochromatism
noun
The quality of being heterochromatic.
heterochromosome
heterochromosome
noun
(genetics) A chromosome rich in heterochromatin
(genetics) A sex chromosome
heterometabolism
heterometabolism
noun
(biology) The form of insect development in which the nymph is very similar to the adult and matures without becoming a pupa
heterometabolous
hodmezovasarhely
homeocrystalline
homoanisaldehyde
homoscedasticity
homoscedasticity
noun
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.
humanitarianisms
humanitarianisms
noun
plural of humanitarianism
hutchinsonianism
hydroatmospheric
hydropneumatosis
hymenogastraceae
hyperalbuminosis
hyperalbuminosis
noun
Severe albuminosis
hyperdimensional
hyperdimensional
adj
Of or pertaining to a system having more dimensions than naturally observed in our universe.
hyperemotiveness
hyperemphasizing
hyperemphasizing
verb
present participle of hyperemphasize
hyperendocrinism
hypermakroskelic
hyperpituitarism
hyperpituitarism
noun
(medicine, pathology) The condition caused by excessive secretion of hormones by pituitary tumors.
hyperromanticism
hypersentimental
hypersentimental
adj
Extremely sentimental.
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypochondriacism
hypochondriacism
noun
(medicine) hypochondriasis
hypophypophysism
hypophysectomies
hypophysectomies
noun
plural of hypophysectomy
hypophysectomize
hypophysectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform hypophysectomy on.
hypsobathymetric
hypsothermometer
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
hystricomorphous
hystricomorphous
adj
(zoology) Like, or allied to, the porcupines; applied to the rodent group Hystricomorpha.