| BEHAVIOURISM | • behaviourism n. (British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism. • BEHAVIOURISM n. the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIORISM. |
| EVOLUTIONISM | • evolutionism n. (Countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms. • evolutionism n. (Uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution. • evolutionism n. (Uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism). |
| EXCLUSIVISMS | • exclusivisms n. Plural of exclusivism. • EXCLUSIVISM n. the practice of excluding or of being exclusive. |
| IMPERVIOUSLY | • imperviously adv. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably. • IMPERVIOUS adv. not allowing entrance or passage, also IMPERVIABLE. |
| LIVERMORIUMS | • LIVERMORIUM n. a transuranic element produced by bombarding curium with calcium-20 ions. |
| MISBEHAVIOUR | • misbehaviour n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. • MISBEHAVIOUR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOR. |
| MULTISERVICE | • multiservice adj. Pertaining to or offering more than one type of service. • MULTISERVICE adj. involving or serving more than one of the armed services. |
| MULTIVERSITY | • multiversity n. A kind of modern, large-scale university, open to all, proposed by Clark Kerr in the 1960s. • MULTIVERSITY n. a major university. |
| SEMIVITREOUS | • semivitreous adj. Partially vitreous. • SEMIVITREOUS adj. partially vitreous. |
| SIMULATIVELY | • simulatively adv. In a simulative manner. • SIMULATIVE adv. relating to simulation. |
| STIMULATIVES | • stimulatives n. Plural of stimulative. • STIMULATIVE n. a stimulative substance. |
| SUBJECTIVISM | • subjectivism n. (Metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind. • subjectivism n. (Epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition. • subjectivism n. (Ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference. |
| SUBMISSIVELY | • submissively adv. In a submissive manner. • SUBMISSIVE adv. tending to submit. |
| TRIUMVIRATES | • triumvirates n. Plural of triumvirate. • TRIUMVIRATE n. a body of triumvirs. |
| UNIMPRESSIVE | • unimpressive adj. Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression. • UNIMPRESSIVE adj. not impressive. |
| UNIVERSALISM | • universalism n. The state of being universal; universality. • universalism n. (Theology) The belief that all souls can attain salvation. • universalism n. Alternative form of Unitarian Universalism. |
| UNSUBMISSIVE | • unsubmissive adj. Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient. • UNSUBMISSIVE adj. not submissive. |
| VAGINISMUSES | • vaginismuses n. Plural of vaginismus. • VAGINISMUS n. a painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering copulation impossible. |
| VERISIMILOUS | • verisimilous adj. (Obsolete) verisimilar. • VERISIMILOUS adj. having the appearance of truth. |
| VERMICULITES | • vermiculites n. Plural of vermiculite. • VERMICULITE n. an altered form of mica that expands greatly at high-temperature, forming a water-absorbent substance used in seed-planting. |