| ANIMALCULISM | • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms… • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism. • ANIMALCULISM n. the former biological theory that the spermatozoon contains all future generations in germ. |
| BICAMERALISM | • bicameralism n. (Government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers… • bicameralism n. (Psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes’s theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes… • BICAMERALISM n. the state of being bicameral, having two chambers. |
| COMMISSARIAL | • commissarial adj. Of or pertaining to a commissary. • COMMISSARIAL adj. of or like a commissar. |
| EPITHALAMIUM | • epithalamium n. A song or poem celebrating a marriage. • EPITHALAMIUM n. a lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom, also EPITHALAMION. |
| FLAMMABILITY | • flammability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being flammable. • flammability n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something is flammable. • FLAMMABILITY n. the ability to support combustion. |
| IMMACULACIES | • immaculacies n. Plural of immaculacy. • IMMACULACY n. the state of being immaculate. |
| IMMATERIALLY | • immaterially adv. In an immaterial manner. • IMMATERIAL adv. not consisting of matter. |
| INFLAMMATION | • inflammation n. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire. • inflammation n. The state of being inflamed. • inflammation n. (Pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with… |
| MAILGRAMMING | • mailgramming v. Present participle of mailgram. • MAILGRAM v. (tradename) to send a letter electronically. |
| MAMILLATIONS | • MAMILLATION n. the state of being mamillate, with nipple-like projections, also MAMMILLATION. |
| MAMMILLARIAS | • mammillarias n. Plural of mammillaria. • MAMMILLARIA n. a plant belonging to the Mammillaria genus of flowering cactus, with nipple-shaped tubercles in rows. |
| MAMMILLATION | • mammillation n. A protuberance in the form of a nipple. • MAMMILLATION n. a nipple-like protrusion, also MAMILLATION. |
| MANORIALISMS | • MANORIALISM n. the system of having manors. |
| MARGINALISMS | • marginalisms n. Plural of marginalism. • MARGINALISM n. an economic theory that the value of a product depends on its value to the final consumer. |
| MATERIALISMS | • materialisms n. Plural of materialism. • MATERIALISM n. the belief that matter is the only extant substance. |
| MEDIAEVALISM | • mediaevalism n. Dated spelling of medievalism. • MEDIAEVALISM n. the spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to medieval ideals, also MEDIEVALISM. |
| PANTOMIMICAL | • pantomimical adj. (Now rare) Expressed or carried out using mime or mimicry. • pantomimical adj. (Now rare) Like or pertaining to a pantomime. • PANTOMIMICAL adj. like a pantomime, also PANTOMIMIC. |