(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionism
abolitionism
noun
(abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
(historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery.
Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
Support for the abolition of prisons.
Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
acclamations
acclamations
noun
plural of acclamation
acclimations
acclimations
noun
plural of acclimation
acclimatisation
acclimatisation
noun
Alternative spelling of acclimatization
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acromiosternal
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinostomal
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adamantoblastoma
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
albumenisation
aldermaston
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
allagostemonous
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminosity
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amalgamationist
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
aminoplast
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amontillados
amontillados
noun
plural of amontillado
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplitudinous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylosynthesis
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
anatomicals
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomisable
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
ancylostomum
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anemoclastic
angiolymphitis
anglocatholicism
animalisation
anitinstitutionalism
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
annihilationism
annihilationism
noun
(politics) Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.
(theology) The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell.
anomalist
anomalist
noun
(linguistics) An advocate of anomalism
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anomalogonatous
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anthropoclimatologist
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antialbumose
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
antiastronomical
anticeremonialism
anticeremonialism
noun
Opposition to ceremonial in religion.
anticeremonialist
anticeremonialist
noun
One who opposes ceremonial in religion.
anticeremoniously
anticommercialism
anticommercialism
noun
(sociology) An ideology that opposes commercialism.
anticommercialist
anticommercialistic
anticommercialness
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionalism
anticonventionalism
anticonventionalism
noun
The quality of being anticonventional; rejection of conventions or norms.
antidomestically
antienvironmentalism
antienvironmentalist
antienvironmentalists
antihemolysin
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimatrimonialist
antimatrimonialist
noun
One who opposes matrimony.
antimethodicalness
antimonarchicalness
antimonarchicalness
noun
(politics) The state or quality of being antimonarchical.
antimonials
antimonials
noun
plural of antimonial
antimonopolism
antimonopolism
noun
(economy) Opposition to monopolies.
antimonopolist
antimonopolist
noun
(economy) One who opposes monopolies.
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antimoralism
antimoralism
noun
Opposition to moralism.
antimoralist
antimoralist
noun
One who opposes moralism.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antinationalism
antinationalism
noun
(politics) opposition to nationalism
antinormalness
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antioptimistical
antioptimistically
antiphilosophism
antipolemist
antipopulism
antirationalism
antirationalism
noun
(philosophy) The philosophical position that opposes rationalism.
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antischolasticism
antisimoniacal
antisimoniacal
adj
antisimoniac
antistimulation
antiteetotalism
antiteetotalism
noun
Opposition to teetotalism.
antonomastical
antonomastical
adj
Alternative form of antonomastic
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
aquintocubitalism
aristorepublicanism
aristotelianism
aristotelianism
Proper noun
The philosophical system of Aristotle (384 – 322 and his followers.
assimilation
assimilation
noun
(by extension) The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
(sociology, cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
assimilationist
assimilationist
adj
(sociology) Of or pertaining to assimilationism; promoting or advocating assimilationism.
noun
(sociology) An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.
assimilations
assimilations
noun
plural of assimilation
associationalism
assoilment
assoilment
noun
Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
Act of soiling; defilement.
assoilments
assoilments
noun
plural of assoilment
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astronomical
astronomical
adj
(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
atonalism
atonalism
noun
The school of atonal musical composition
autoassimilation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself