| APOCHROMATISM | • apochromatism n. (Optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATISM n. being apochromatic. |
| AUTOMORPHISMS | • automorphisms n. Plural of automorphism. • AUTOMORPHISM n. ascription to others of one's own characteristics. |
| CHEMOTROPISMS | • chemotropisms n. Plural of chemotropism. • CHEMOTROPISM n. plant growth in the direction of a particular chemical. |
| COMPATRIOTISM | • compatriotism n. The condition of being compatriots. • COMPATRIOTISM n. the state of being a compatriot, a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another. |
| COSMOPOLITISM | • cosmopolitism n. The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices. • COSMOPOLITISM n. the state of being cosmopolitan. |
| EMPOISONMENTS | • empoisonments n. Plural of empoisonment. • EMPOISONMENT n. the act of poisoning. |
| IMPOSTUMATION | • IMPOSTUMATION n. the formation of an abscess, also IMPOSTHUMATION. |
| LYMPHOMATOSIS | • lymphomatosis n. Multiple lymphoma; the occurrence of deposits of lymphadenoid tissue generally, throughout the body. • LYMPHOMATOSIS n. the presence of multiple lymphomas in the body. |
| METAMORPHOSIS | • metamorphosis n. A transformation, such as one performed by magic. • metamorphosis n. A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition. • metamorphosis n. (Biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal… |
| MONOPHYSITISM | • monophysitism n. (Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that… • monophysitism n. (Christianity, sometimes derogatory) The beliefs and practices of the Oriental Orthodox Church. • MONOPHYSITISM n. belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form. |
| MORPHOMETRICS | • morphometrics n. The measurement of shape. • morphometrics n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between the form and function of organisms. • MORPHOMETRICS n. morphometric features or properties; characteristics of shape, dimension, or proportion. |
| MORPHOMETRIES | • morphometries n. Plural of morphometry. • MORPHOMETRY n. measurement of form or shape. |
| OVEROPTIMISMS | • overoptimisms n. Plural of overoptimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| PHOTOCHROMISM | • photochromism n. The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic… • PHOTOCHROMISM n. the property of changing color on exposure to light or other radiation and of reverting to original color immediately the light or radiation source is removed. |
| POSTCOMMUNIST | • postcommunist adj. After communism. • postcommunist n. A person who holds power in postcommunism. |
| POSTMODERNISM | • postmodernism n. Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement. • postmodernism n. An attitude of skepticism or irony toward modernist ideologies, often questioning the assumptions of… • POSTMODERNISM n. a movement succeeding modernism. |
| SYMPHYSIOTOMY | • symphysiotomy n. A surgical procedure in which the cartilage of the pubic symphysis is divided to widen the pelvis, allowing… • SYMPHYSIOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSEOTOMY. |
| THEOMORPHISMS | • theomorphisms n. Plural of theomorphism. • THEOMORPHISM n. the concept of man as having the form of a god. |
| THERMOTROPISM | • thermotropism n. (Botany) Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature. • THERMOTROPISM n. the growth of organism as influenced by heat. |
| THIGMOTROPISM | • thigmotropism n. (Biology) Growth or motion in response to touch. • THIGMOTROPISM n. the response of an organism to direct contact with a surface, e.g. a creeping plant that twines itself around a support. |