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.
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.
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
branchiostomidae
calyptrimorphous
celiohysterotomy
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
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
cholecystotomies
cholecystotomies
noun
plural of cholecystotomy
choledochotomies
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
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.
climatotherapies
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
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
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
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.
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
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
entomophthorales
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epidermophytosis
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.
haemangiomatosis
haemangiomatosis
noun
Alternative form of hemangiomatosis
haemocytoblastic
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
haploperistomous
haussmannization
haussmannization
Noun
The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.
headmistressship
headmistressship
noun
(rare) Alternative form of headmistress-ship
hedriophthalmous
helminthosporium
helminthosporoid
hemaspectroscope
hematocrystallin
hematocrystallin
noun
(biology, archaic) hemoglobin
hemichromatopsia
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
homeocrystalline
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
hyperemotiveness
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.
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.
iatromathematics
iatromathematics
noun
A 17th-century Italian doctrine that tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to the human body.
immethodicalness
immethodicalness
noun
Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
industrochemical
interhemispheric
interhemispheric
adj
Between hemispheres, especially between the two hemispheres of the brain.
lymphadenectasia
lymphadenectasis
lymphadenectasis
noun
(pathology) dilatation of a lymph node
lymphangiectasis
lymphangiectasis
noun
Alternative form of lymphangiectasia
lymphangiectodes
lymphangiomatous
lymphangioplasty
machiavellianist
magnetochemistry
magnetochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.
mannoketoheptose
mastigobranchial
mealymouthedness
mealymouthedness
noun
The quality of being mealy-mouthed.
mechanochemistry
mechanochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope.
(chemistry) The reaction of substances, in the absence of a solvent, effected by grinding solid reactants.
mechanotherapies
mechanotherapist
mechanotherapist
noun
A therapist specialising in mechanotherapy
megachiropterous
meniscotheriidae
merchantableness
merchantableness
noun
Quality of being merchantable.
mesembryanthemum
mesembryanthemum
noun
Any of the genus Mesembryanthemum of herbaceous or suffruticose plants.
mesothoracotheca
metamorphostical
metaphoricalness
metaphrastically
metaphrastically
adv
In a metaphrastic manner.
metaphysicianism
metaphysicianism
noun
A metaphysical approach to a subject.
metempsychosical
methodicalnesses
metropolitanship
micropathologies
micropathologist
micropathologist
noun
One who studies micropathology.
microphotographs
microphotographs
noun
plural of microphotograph
microspherulitic
microspherulitic
adj
(geology) Composed of microspherulites
microstethoscope
misalphabetizing
misanthropically
misanthropically
adv
In a misanthropic manner.
misauthorization
misauthorization
noun
Erroneous authorization.
mischaracterized
mischaracterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischaracterize