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).
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
aimlessnesses
aimlessnesses
noun
plural of aimlessness
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
algiomuscular
allelotropism
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambulatoriums
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphithalamus
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
angioneoplasm
animalisation
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
antebaptismal
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antihemolysin
antimusically
antiprelatism
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
antistimulant
antivandalism
antivandalism
adj
(law enforcement) Opposing or proscribing vandalism.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolism
apometabolous
apoplasmodial
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
archeptolemus
archiblastoma
arteriopalmus
artificialism
artificialism
noun
(psychology) The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being
aschelminthes
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
assimilations
assimilations
noun
plural of assimilation
asthmatically
asthmatically
adv
In an asthmatic manner.
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
asymtotically
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atomistically
atomistically
adv
In an atomistic manner
With regard to atomism
australianism
australianism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
austrophilism
autocomplexes
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
balsameaceous
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
balsaminaceae
balsamorrhiza
basichromiole
basilidianism
bellowsmaking
berkeleianism
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
binationalism
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blameableness
blameableness
noun
Alternative form of blamableness
blamelessness
blamelessness
noun
The characteristic of being blameless.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastophyllum
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
calamagrostis
calamiferious
calamospermae
calamostachys
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
camaldolesian
cameralistics
cameralistics
noun
The science of finance or public revenue.
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campbellsburg
cardipaludism
cataclysmatic
cataclysmatic
adj
Alternative form of cataclysmic
catawampously
cephalomyitis
ceremonialism
ceremonialism
noun
A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
ceremonialist
ceremonialist
noun
A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chamaeleontis
chambersville
chamecephalus
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chancellorism
chausseemeile
cheilostomata
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chlamydomonas
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
cholesteatoma
cholesteatoma
noun
(pathology) A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
cholesteremia
chondriosomal
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromoplasmic
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.