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abecedism(very rare) An initialism.abrotanumA bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.absurdism(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurdacademismAlternative form of academicismacafandom(fandom slang) The community or sphere of acafans.acariformAny mite of the superorder Acariformes.accentismDiscrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.accubitumA bench or sofa for reclining at a table; often used by ancient Roman and Greek nobility.achaeniumAlternative form of achenium.aciniformHaving the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.acneiform(pathology) Alternative form of acneform.acornwormAlternative form of acorn worm.actionism(philosophy) An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.actualism(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.adamitismRare form of Adamitism.adapiformAny of a group of extinct primate of the infraorder Adapiformes.adeniformShaped like a glandaditoprim(pharmacology) An antiinfective drug.adstratum(linguistics) Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languagesaegyptism(pathology) viral infection via the mosquito Aedes aegyptiaerenchymDated form of aerenchyma.aerialism(aviation, obsolete) aerial navigation; aeronautics; aviationaerosteam(historical) Powered by both heated air and steam.aethaliumA flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.aetheogam(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.agatiformHaving the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.agelicism(sociology) The belief, associated with Émile Durkheim, that the behavior and traits of an individual are determined by his or her social group.agnathismAlternative form of agnathia.agonadism(pathology) The absence of internal sexual organs in femalesairstreamA flow or current of air.alabamiumA rejected name for astatine.albinoismcongenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albinoalcyonium(zoology) Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.alethonym(very rare) The true name of a person.algorithm(loosely) A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.alloplasm(biology) Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella.allosperm(biology) Sperm that has been received from another organism.alloxydimA particular herbicide.alphagramThe letters of a word, or any other set of letters, arranged in alphabetical order.aluminiumA light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.amburbium(historical) An ancient expiatory procession round the city of Rome at which sacrifices were offered.amebiformThat resembles an amoeba/amebaamericiumThe chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.amidinium(organic chemistry) Any cation formed by protonation of an amidineaminogram(biochemistry, genetics) A diagram that shows the amino acid composition of a peptide or proteinaminylium(organic chemistry) Synonym of nitrenium.amoebaeum(poetry) A poem in which people are represented speaking alternately.amoralism(philosophy) doctrine which advocates absence of, or indifference towards any morality.amorphismAn amorphous quality.amphibium(archaic, rare) An amphibian.amprolium(pharmacology) A coccidiostat used in poultry.amylogramThe graphical record of an amylographanabolismThe constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.anacronymAn acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin.analogism(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.analytism(linguistics) Synonym of analyticity.anarchismA political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.anatocism(law) compound interestanatomismThe application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.anatopism(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.anchorism(now rare) The manner or disposition of an anchorite; anchoritism; hermitism; reclusion.anecdotum(rare, Latinate) Alternative spelling of anecdote.anemogramA record made by an anemograph.angiogram(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.anglegramA graphical representation of the angles between points on the boundary of an objectangleworm(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.anglicismAlternative letter-case form of Anglicism.anguiformShaped like a snake.aniconismA prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.anilinismA disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.anilinium(organic chemistry) The cation formed by protonating the amino group of anilineanimalism(philosophy, ontology) The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality.animatism(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.anoestrumSynonym of anestrus.anomalismthe state or quality of being anomalous.anorectum(anatomy) The rectum and anus, considered as a single entity.antefixum(architecture) Alternative form of antefix.anthocorm(biology) Any of several pluriaxial reproductive zones postulated to have been the ancient ancestors of flowersanthodium(botany) calathidium.anthorism(rhetoric, rare) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the opposing party.anthuriumAny of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.anticharmThe opposite of charm, or of charm as usually understood.antiopiumOpposing the drug opium.antiprismA polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.antiserum(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.antisperm(immunology) Causing an immune reaction with sperm.antivenom(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.aortogram(medicine) An image produced by aortography.apatheism(religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.apocytium(biology) A multinucleate mass of protoplasm that lacks a distinct cell membraneapodiform(zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.apologismA defence or excuse; a speech or written answer made to justify someone.apotelesm(astrology, obsolete) The calculation and explanation of a horoscope.aprikalim(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug.apriorism(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.aptyalism(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.aquaspermSperm that is released into an aquatic environment such as seawater.arachnismAlternative form of arachnidism.arboretumA place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.archaeism(rare or dated) Alternative spelling of archaism or respelling of archæism.archivismThe art or practice of maintaining an archive.areniformof or resembling sandarenonium(organic chemistry) Alternative form of arenonium ion.aromagramA graphical representation of the components of an aroma, typically produced by gas chromatographyarrowworm(zoology) A transparent predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, found in plankton.artistdomThe class or estate of artists.ascoliasmFestive Athenian boys' game of jumping on a slippery goathide or leatherbag.aspectism(philosophy) The belief that apparently distinct features of a person (such as body vs. soul) are actually just different aspects, or ways of looking at, of a unified entity.asphaltumArchaic form of asphalt.asplenium(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.assholism(slang, vulgar) Consistently antisocial behavior.asteronym(typography, rare) An asterism (⁂) or similar symbol which replaces the name of the author in a literary work.athenaeumAn association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.athletismThe state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.atomicism(philosophy) Atomism.atonalismThe school of atonal musical compositionatrophismSynonym of atrophy.auchenium(archaic, ornithology) The back of a bird's neck; the nape.audiogramA graphical representation of the hearing ability of a personauteurism(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producersauthordomThe status or period of being an author.authorism(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.autoecism(ecology) The fact of a parasite or dependent organism completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.autoserumA serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy.autosperm(biology) Sperm that has been produced endogenously.aveniformHaving the appearance of oats.avibactamA particular non-β-lactam β-lactamase inhibitor antibioticavisandumAlternative form of avizandum.avizandum(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.axanthism(zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.axiniform(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.axioplasmAlternative form of axoplasm.azaleamum(horticulture) A kind of cushion chrysanthemum.azepinium(organic chemistry) A cation formed from azepineazithiramA particular fungicide.aztreonamA synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin