A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adventureship
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphipneustic
amplitudinous
anaeroplastic
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
andropetalous
angiothlipsis
angustiseptal
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
antebaptismal
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
anticipations
anticipations
noun
plural of anticipation
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antilapsarian
antilapsarian
noun
(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.
antioptionist
antioptionist
noun
(finance) One who opposes options.
antipacifists
antipacifists
noun
plural of antipacifist
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipestilent
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiphysician
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antiprostatic
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisceptical
antisepticise
antisepticise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antisepticize.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisepticist
antisepticist
noun
(historical) One who believes in the importance of antisepsis in medicine.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antiskeptical
antisophistic
antisophistry
antisoporific
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
antisplitting
antisplitting
adj
Preventing splitting.
antispreading
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisyphillis
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
aponeurositis
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
appurtenances
appurtenances
noun
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
arseniopleite
arseniopleite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
assistantship
assistantship
noun
A position of employment as an assistant.
The occupation of being an assistant.
assumptionist
asthenophobia
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
noun
(geology) The zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.
astylospongia
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopoisonous
autopoisonous
adj
autotoxic
baldpatedness
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brahmanaspati
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
buttstrapping
calyptranthes
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
capacitations
capacitations
noun
plural of capacitation
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
centrospermae
cephalanthous
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroseptum
christophanic
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
coadaptations
coadaptations
noun
plural of coadaptation
cocitizenship
coconspirator
coconspirator
noun
Alternative spelling of co-conspirator.
colinephritis
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compactnesses
compactnesses
noun
plural of compactness
compassionate
compassionate
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
compensations
compensations
noun
plural of compensation
competentness
competentness
noun
The state or quality of being competent.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
compositeness
compositeness
noun
The state or quality of being composite.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compsognathus
conceptionist
conceptionist
noun
One who subscribes to conceptionism.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conrectorship
conscriptions
conscriptions
noun
plural of conscription
conscripttion
conspiratress
conspiratress
noun
A female conspirator.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
constipations
constipations
noun
plural of constipation
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise