| ACHROMATISMS | • achromatisms n. Plural of achromatism. • ACHROMATISM n. the state of being achromatic. |
| AUTOMORPHISM | • automorphism n. (Algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself. • automorphism n. The ascription to others of one’s own characteristics. • AUTOMORPHISM n. ascription to others of one's own characteristics. |
| CHROMATICISM | • chromaticism n. The quality or state of being chromatic. • chromaticism n. The act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism). • CHROMATICISM n. the state of being chromatic; the use of chromatic tones. |
| DICHROMATISM | • dichromatism n. The condition of being dichromatic. • dichromatism n. (Pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished. • dichromatism n. (Biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors. |
| HAMMERCLOTHS | • hammercloths n. Plural of hammercloth. • hammer-cloths n. Plural of hammer-cloth. • HAMMERCLOTH n. a cloth covering a coach box. |
| HAMMERSTONES | • hammerstones n. Plural of hammerstone. • HAMMERSTONE n. a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period. |
| HARMONIUMIST | • harmoniumist n. Someone who plays a harmonium. • HARMONIUMIST n. one who plays the harmonium. |
| HECTOGRAMMES | • hectogrammes n. Plural of hectogramme. • HECTOGRAMME n. a measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, also HECTOGRAM, HEKTOGRAM. |
| METACHRONISM | • metachronism n. An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time. • METACHRONISM n. an error of dating an event too late. |
| METAMORPHISM | • metamorphism n. (Geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure. • metamorphism n. (Zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva… • metamorphism n. (By extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another. |
| METAMORPHIST | • metamorphist n. (Theology) One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into God when he ascended. • METAMORPHIST n. a person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension. |
| METAMORPHOSE | • metamorphose v. (Of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis. • metamorphose v. (By extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation. • metamorphose v. (Transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. |
| METAMORPHOUS | • metamorphous adj. Metamorphic. • METAMORPHOUS adj. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks). |
| MITHRIDATISM | • mithridatism n. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. • MITHRIDATISM n. immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses. |
| MONOCHROMATS | • monochromats n. Plural of monochromat. • MONOCHROMAT n. a person who sees all colours as different shades of a single colour, also MONOCHROMATE. |
| OMMATOPHORES | • ommatophores n. Plural of ommatophore. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| RHEUMATISMAL | • rheumatismal adj. (Archaic, medicine) Of or pertaining to rheumatism; rheumatic. • RHEUMATISMAL adj. relating to rheumatism. |
| SHAMATEURISM | • shamateurism n. The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur. • SHAMATEURISM n. the retention of amateur status while receiving payment for playing or competing. |
| TRIUMPHALISM | • triumphalism n. The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious… • TRIUMPHALISM n. belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed. |
| XERANTHEMUMS | • xeranthemums n. Plural of xeranthemum. • XERANTHEMUM n. any plant of the Xeranthemum genus of plants of southern Europe, belonging to the thistle family. |