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.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
alectoropodes
anisodactylic
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.
bostrychoidal
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.
cardinalities
cardinalities
noun
plural of cardinality
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
cathedralwise
caudotibialis
celestialized
celestialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of celestialize
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
cladautoicous
cladautoicous
adj
(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch
clandestinely
clandestinely
adv
In a secret or covert manner.
In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.
clandestinity
clandestinity
noun
(religion) A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.
The quality or state of being clandestine.
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
cleidomastoid
cleidomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
cleidosternal
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consolidating
consolidating
verb
present participle of consolidate
consolidation
consolidation
noun
(medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
The combination of several actions into one.
consolidative
consolidative
adj
Tending or having power to consolidate.
consolidators
consolidators
noun
plural of consolidator
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
consuetudinal
consuetudinal
adj
(linguistics) Synonym of habitual
According to custom; customary; usual.
corpusculated
corpusculated
adj
That has corpuscles
costochondral
costochondral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
credentialism
credentialism
noun
Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
crystalloidal
crystalloidal
adj
Relating to a crystalloid.
cyclostomidae
dactylologies
dactylopterus
dactyloscopic
dactyloscopic
adj
Relating to dactyloscopy
dadaistically
dadaistically
adv
In a dadaistic way.
deallocations
deallocations
noun
plural of deallocation
decadactylous
decadactylous
adj
Having ten fingers or rays
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decelerations
decelerations
noun
plural of deceleration
decentralised
decentralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decentralise
decentralizes
decentralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize
decussatively
decussatively
adv
(obsolete) crosswise; in the form of an X
deescalations
deescalations
noun
plural of deescalation
deisticalness
deisticalness
noun
The quality of being deistical.
delicatessens
delicatessens
noun
plural of delicatessen
dendroclastic
dentosurgical
dereistically
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
destructional
dialogistical
dialogistical
adj
Alternative form of dialogistic
diastatically
diastatically
adv
In a diastatic sense.
disaffectedly
disaffectedly
adv
In a disaffected manner.
disarticulate
disarticulate
verb
(transitive) To amputate (a limb) at a joint without cutting the bone.
(transitive) To disjoint.
discoblastula
discoblastula
noun
A discoid blastula formed by cleavage of a meroblastic egg
discogastrula
discoloration
discoloration
noun
A discolored spot; a stain.
The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.
discoplacenta
discreditable
discreditable
adj
Able to be discredited.
Low, mean, bringing discredit.
discreditably
discreditably
adv
In a discreditable manner
disdiaclastic
dislocability
disoperculate
displacements
displacements
noun
plural of displacement
distinctional
distinctional
adj
Of or relating to distinction.
distractingly
distractingly
adv
In a distracting manner.
distractively
documentalist
documentalist
noun
A person, especially a librarian, who is an expert in documents and documentation.
domesticality
domesticality
noun
domesticity
dualistically
dualistically
adv
In a dualistic manner.
dyophysitical
dysepulotical
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
dyspeptically
dyspeptically
adv
In a dyspeptic manner.
ectodactylism
galactidrosis
galactosidase
galactosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside
hemidactylous
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
histodialytic
hydrosilicate
hydrosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated silicate, especially one that loses its water content on heating
hydrostatical
hydrostatical
adj
Alternative form of hydrostatic
identicalness
identicalness
noun
The state or quality of being identical.
idioplasmatic
idioticalness
incastellated
incastellated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incastellate
incidentalist
intercuspidal
intercuspidal
adj
Between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws)
judaistically
judaistically
Adverb
In a Judaistic way.
lacosomatidae
lepidoblastic
leptodactylus
medievalistic
medievalistic
adj
Having a medieval style, though not actually from that era.
Relating to the study of medievalism.
melodramatics
melodramatics
noun
Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect.
metadiscoidal
metadiscoidal
adj
(anatomy) Discoidal by derivation; applied especially to the placenta of humans and apes, supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta.
methodistical
methodistical
adj
Synonym of methodistic
miscalculated
miscalculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate
miscultivated
miscultivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscultivate
monodactylism
monodactylism
noun
Synonym of monodactyly
monodactylous
monodactylous
adj
(of an animal) Having a single digit on each limb, especially a single claw that can be used to grasp
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
multiplicands
multiplicands
noun
plural of multiplicand
multisulcated
nondynastical
nonidealistic
nonsacerdotal
nonsacerdotal
adj
Not sacerdotal.
occidentalise
occidentalise
verb
Alternative form of occidentalize
occidentalism
occidentalism
noun
The habits and attitudes of westerners.
occidentalist
occidentalist
noun
A person who favours Western ideas or customs.
One who studies occidental languages.
octodactylous
octodactylous
adj
(zoology) Having eight fingers.
odontoblastic
odontoblastic
adj
Relating to odontoblasts.
orchidoplasty
palmatisected
palmatisected
adj
(botany) palmatisect
parasiticidal
parasiticidal
adj
Killing parasites.
peridiastolic
periodicalist
periodicalist
noun
One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.
perissodactyl
perissodactyl
noun
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros.
pictorialised
pictorialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pictorialise
plastodynamic
polydactylies
polydactylies
noun
plural of polydactyly
polydactylism
polydactylism
noun
(anatomy) The possession of more than the normal number of digits.
polydactylous
polydactylous
adj
Having more than the normal number of digits.
postdiastolic
postdiastolic
adj
(medicine) After diastole.
postdiscoidal
preadolescent
preadolescent
adj
Of or relating to preadolescence.
noun
A child who has not yet reached puberty.
prespeculated
procathedrals
procathedrals
noun
plural of procathedral
proidealistic
pseudoethical
pseudoethical
adj
Apparently, but not actually, ethical.
pterodactylus
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
radiolocators
radiolocators
noun
plural of radiolocator
reconsolidate
reconsolidate
verb
To consolidate again
sacerdotalism
sacerdotalism
noun
The belief that priests can act as mediators between God and mankind.
The spirit of the priesthood; devotion to priestly interests; priestcraft.
sacerdotalist
sacerdotalist
noun
One who practices sacerdotalism.
sacerdotalize
sacerdotalize
verb
(rare, transitive) To make sacerdotal.
(rare, transitive) To subject to sacerdotalism.
sacrocotyloid
scendentality
scholaptitude
scholaptitude
noun
scholastic aptitude
sclerodactyly
sclerodactyly
noun
(pathology) A localized thickening and tightness of the skin of the fingers or toes