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cologarithm (19 points)
""LOGARITHM One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (15501617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division. The relation of logarithms to common numbers is that of numbers in an arithmetical series to corresponding numbers in a geometrical series, so that sums and differences of the former indicate respectively products and quotients of the latter; thus The relation of logarithms to common numbers is that of numbers in an arithmetical series to corresponding numbers in a geometrical series, so that sums and differences of the former indicate respectively products and quotients of the latter; thus""
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 19 pts
computerdom (20 points)
COMPUTER a machine that computes automatically
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 20 pts
corporatism (17 points)
""CORPORATE Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. as, a corporate town.""
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
creationism (15 points)
Belief denying evolution
Belief that God made the universe
Belief opposed to evolution
C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
crematorium (17 points)
Building for the burning of bodies
C·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cryptarithm (23 points)
English word
C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 23 pts
desideratum (15 points)
Something that is needed
Something needed or wanted
Something much wanted
D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
determinism (16 points)
End-points covered by some Parisian master's original type of philosophy
D·2+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
didacticism (19 points)
Pedantic teaching
D·2+I·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
disaccustom (18 points)
To destroy the force of habit in; to wean from a custom.
D·2+I·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 18 pts
eclecticism (19 points)
Selective philosophy
The taking of ideas from a wide range of sources
E·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
egocentrism (16 points)
Self centred nature
Concern for your own interests and welfare
Possible alternative title for this puzzle
E·1+G·2+O·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
einsteinium (13 points)
Element discovered in 1952
Element named for famous scientist.
Radioactive metal
E·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
electroform (18 points)
(Chemistry) to form (a metallic object) by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
electrogram (16 points)
English word
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
endometrium (16 points)
""The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.""
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
endothecium (19 points)
The inner lining of an another cell.
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
endothelium (17 points)
""The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities. See Epithelium. Epithelium.""
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
esotericism (15 points)
Esoteric doctrine or principles.
E·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
estheticism (18 points)
ESTHETIC appreciative of the beautiful
E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
externalism (20 points)
The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts or appearances; regard for externals.
E·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
freneticism (18 points)
FRENETIC a {madman=n}
F·4+R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
gametangium (17 points)
A cell or organ in which gametes develop.
G·2+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
gangsterdom (16 points)
GANGSTER a member of a criminal gang
G·2+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
gangsterism (15 points)
Office duplicator
Mob culture joker, name concealed, identified as spy boss
G·2+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
gutturalism (14 points)
""The quality of being guttural; as, the gutturalism of A [in the 16th cent.] as, the gutturalism of A [in the 16th cent.]""
G·2+U·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
hermeticism (20 points)
Occult sciences, collectively
H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
heteroecism (18 points)
""Spending different stages of a life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. Used of parasites such as rust fungi and tapeworms.""
H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
historicism (18 points)
HISTORIC important in history
H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
homoiotherm (21 points)
A homoiothermal animal.
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 21 pts
hucksterism (22 points)
HUCKSTER to {peddle=v}
H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
immanentism (17 points)
IMMANENT dwelling within
I·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
infantilism (16 points)
""INFANTILE Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior. as, infantile behavior.""
I·1+N·1+F·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
interregnum (14 points)
Period between periods of normal rule
Period between reigns
Period between kings.
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+G·2+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
intersystem (16 points)
SYSTEM a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 16 pts
irredentism (14 points)
The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related.
I·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
latifundium (17 points)
""Pl. latifundia (-d - ) A great landed estate, especially of the ancient Romans.""
L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+U·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
libertinism (15 points)
The state of a libertine or freedman.
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
magisterium (16 points)
Roman Catholic Church The authority to teach religious doctrine.
M·3+A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
materialism (15 points)
Marxism, for instance
Preoccupation with possessions
Preoccupation with physical comforts
M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
mediastinum (16 points)
""Pl. mediastina (-n ) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.""
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
mesothelium (18 points)
""Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c&oe;lum.""
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
monasticism (17 points)
Austere calling
Religious seclusion
Way of life after getting into the habit (wordplay)
M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
multisystem (18 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 18 pts
nationalism (13 points)
Extreme patriotic feeling
State support, nominal as it might be
Madly into animals, hence partiality for the country
N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
neuroticism (15 points)
Personality disorder raging in Tom Cruise
N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
objectivism (27 points)
OBJECTIVE Of or pertaining to an object.
O·1+B·3+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 27 pts
opportunism (17 points)
Making the most of favourable moments
Making the most of current circumstances
Expediency
O·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
orientalism (13 points)
Book by Edward W. Said
Seminal Edward Said book on representation of "the East"
O·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
ostensorium (13 points)
""Pl. ostensoria (-sôr - , -s r -) also ostensories Roman Catholic Church See monstrance .""
O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
ostracoderm (16 points)
Any of several extinct fishlike jawless vertebrates having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic.
O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
pastoralism (15 points)
PASTORALI
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
patelliform (18 points)
Having the form of a patella.
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
paternalism (15 points)
Perhaps Parliament's unwanted interference
Regulatory nature of the father of parliaments abroad
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
perithecium (20 points)
""An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
photosystem (21 points)
""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants""
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 21 pts
pittosporum (17 points)
""Any of various evergreen shrubs or plants of the genus Pittosporum, native to the warmer regions of the Old World and grown as ornamental or hedge plants in the southern United States and Pacific coastal states.""
P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
planetarium (15 points)
Space perhaps, to see stars (wordplay)
Where stars gather (wordplay)
Place known to screen stars
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pointillism (15 points)
Neo-impressionist painting style
Neo-Impressionist technique
Technique employed in the painting hidden in this puzzle
P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
polyglotism (19 points)
POLYGLOT one who speaks or writes several languages
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+L·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
positronium (15 points)
A short-lived association of an electron and a positron bound together in a configuration resembling the hydrogen atom.
P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
primitivism (20 points)
Cult of eg tribal art
Painting genre of Grandma Moses
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
proctodaeum (18 points)
Pl. proctodea (-d ) or proctodeums also proctodaea (-d ) or proctodaeums An inward fold on the surface of the embryonic ectoderm that develops into part of the anal passage.
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+D·2+A·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
prognathism (19 points)
Projection of the jaws.
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
proselytism (18 points)
""The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
prothallium (18 points)
Same as Prothallus. Prothallus.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
protophloem (20 points)
The first formed phloem that differentiates from the procambium.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+E·1+M·3 = 20 pts
rationalism (13 points)
Type of philosophy
Practice of basing actions on reason
R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
retinaculum (15 points)
""A connecting band; a fr\'91num; as, the retinacula of the ileoc\'91cal and ileocolic valves. as, the retinacula of the ileoc\'91cal and ileocolic valves.""
R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
retransform (16 points)
To transform anew or back.
R·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
romanticism (17 points)
Eighteenth century artistic movement
Chopin's style
Art movement's sentimental: is Frenchman attached to it (wordplay)
R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
scattergram (16 points)
English word
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
scriptorium (17 points)
Monastery room for writing
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
spectrogram (18 points)
Heavenly photo
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 18 pts
staminodium (16 points)
""An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen.""
S·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
stylopodium (19 points)
""An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.""
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
supersystem (18 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 18 pts
suprematism (17 points)
SUPREME a rich cream sauce
S·1+U·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
systematism (18 points)
The reduction of facts or principles to a system.
S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
tautomerism (15 points)
""The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism. tautomerism.""
T·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
teetotalism (13 points)
Abstinence from alcohol
T·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
termitarium (15 points)
Pl. termitaria (- - ) A nest built by a colony of termites. Also called termitary .
T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
tetradrachm (19 points)
English word
T·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+M·3 = 19 pts
tetrazolium (22 points)
English word
T·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 22 pts
ultravacuum (18 points)
VACUUM to operate a cleaner that uses suction
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+C·3+U·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
uricotelism (15 points)
Excreting uric acid as the chief component of nitrogenous waste.
U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
vigilantism (17 points)
Conduct typical of self-appointed police
V·4+I·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
voluntarism (16 points)
""Any theory which conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of the world; -- contrasted with intellectualism. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.intellectualism. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.""
V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
xerophytism (28 points)
XEROPHYTE
X·8+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 28 pts
abolitionism (16 points)
The principles or measures of abolitionists.
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
aestheticism (19 points)
The cult of the beautiful
Russell contacts relative over the jerk with master of art movement
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
anecdotalism (17 points)
""ANECDOTAL Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. as, anecdotal conversation.""
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
anisotropism (16 points)
Not isotropic.
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
antiblackism (22 points)
ANTIBLACK discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
antifeminism (19 points)
FEMINISM advocacy of woman's rights
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antihumanism (19 points)
HUMANISM the quality of being human
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antinepotism (16 points)
NEPOTISM favouritism shown to a relative
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
apocalyptism (23 points)
Noun denoting doctrine or practice
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
automorphism (21 points)
Automorphic characterization.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
bilateralism (16 points)
BILATERAL Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.
B·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
charlatanism (19 points)
Animal starch (anagram) - quackery
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
chemotropism (23 points)
""Biology , Growth growth or motion in response to a chemical stimulus. ; chemotropic ,""
C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
chromaticism (23 points)
""CHROMATIC Relating to color, or to colors.""
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
chromatogram (22 points)
""The paper strip, column, gel, or TLC plate on which subsances have been separated by a process of chromatography{2}.""
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 22 pts
collectivism (21 points)
Economic theory favouring state control
Pick-up one opposing belief in state's economic land practice
Pick up one opposing belief in state's economic land practice
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
conservatism (19 points)
Opposition to change and innovation
Tory creed
Orthodoxy
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
counterclaim (18 points)
Dibs on kitchen space (wordplay)
Bar call demanding response
Amount cleric squandered opposing submission
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cryptorchism (26 points)
A developmental defect marked by the failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.
C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 26 pts
deviationism (18 points)
""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""
D·2+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
diamagnetism (18 points)
""The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.""
D·2+I·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
diastrophism (20 points)
""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""
D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
dichromatism (22 points)
The state of being dichromatic.
D·2+I·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
dilettantism (15 points)
Superficial approach
D·2+I·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
diverticulum (20 points)
A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
D·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
emotionalism (16 points)
The displaying of strong feelings
Male is getting excited about proposal - getting too excited
E·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
epileptiform (21 points)
Resembling epilepsy.
E·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 21 pts
epithalamium (21 points)
Poem honoring newly- weds
E·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
ergastoplasm (17 points)
English word
E·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
essentialism (14 points)
""ESSENTIAL Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.""
E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
evolutionism (17 points)
What Scopes taught
E·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
expatriatism (23 points)
EXPATRIATE To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
E·1+X·8+P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
factionalism (19 points)
Battle in recast film as result of in-fighting
F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
fraternalism (17 points)
""FRATERNAL Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.""
F·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
geomagnetism (18 points)
The magnetism of the earth.
G·2+E·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
heliotropism (19 points)
""The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers.""
H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
homothallism (22 points)
""Having male and female reproductive structures on the same thallus, as in some fungi and algae.""
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
hydrotropism (23 points)
A tendency towards moisture.
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
inflationism (17 points)
""INFLATION The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.""
I·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
intuitionism (14 points)
Same as Intuitionalism. Intuitionalism.
I·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
isolationism (14 points)
Doctrine to be fought on home front
Policy of remaining apart
Political policy of non-involvement with other countries
I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
mercantilism (18 points)
""MERCANTILE Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.""
M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
metamorphism (23 points)
""The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.""
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
metasomatism (18 points)
""An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization.""
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
multiproblem (20 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+M·3 = 20 pts
nonpetroleum (16 points)
""PETROLEUM Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.""
N·1+O·1+N·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
obscurantism (18 points)
For this custom, brain's abandoned
O·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
operationism (16 points)
""OPERATION The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.""
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
overoptimism (21 points)
Unrealistically high view of one's prospects
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
philistinism (19 points)
Lack of culture
Indifference to culture and the arts
Smug conventionality
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
phototropism (21 points)
The tendency of growing plant organs to move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary use the term is practically synonymous with heliotropism.heliotropism.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
pictorialism (18 points)
""PICTORIAL Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination. as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.""
P·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
poikilotherm (23 points)
""An organism, such as a fish or reptile, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; an ectotherm.""
P·3+O·1+I·1+K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 23 pts
polycentrism (21 points)
CENTRISM a moderate political philosophy
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
polyglottism (20 points)
POLYGLOTT
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
pragmaticism (21 points)
PRAGMATIC One skilled in affairs.
P·3+R·1+A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
protactinium (18 points)
""Symbol Pa A rare, extremely toxic, radioactive element chemically similar to uranium, having 13 known isotopes, the most common of which is protactinium 231 with a half-life of 32,480 years. Atomic number 91; melting point 1,230°C; specific gravity 15.37; valence 4, 5. See Table at element .""
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
prothalamium (21 points)
A song in celebration of a marriage.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
pteridosperm (19 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the group Pteridospermae Also called seed fern [from Greek pteris a fern + -sperm ]
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 19 pts
radiothorium (18 points)
""An earlier name for the thorium isotope thorium-228, given by its discoverer Otto Hahn. It is a radioactive substance formed as one of series of products in the chain of radioactive decay of thorium. Its immediate predecessor in the chain is Actinium-228, and it decays by alpha emission to radium-224 with a half-life of 1.91 years. The name radiothorium was given prior to the full understanding of the nature of isotopes of elements.thorium-228, given by its discoverer Otto Hahn. It is a radioactive substance formed as one of series of products in the chain of radioactive decay of thorium. Its immediate predecessor in the chain is Actinium-228, and it decays by alpha emission to radium-224 with a half-life of 1.91 years. The name radiothorium was given prior to the full understanding of the nature of isotopes of elements.""
R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
reductionism (17 points)
Analysis down to basic constituents
R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
salvationism (17 points)
""SALVATION The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.""
S·1+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
scapegoatism (19 points)
""SCAPEGOAT A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.""
S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+O·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
sectarianism (16 points)
Adherence to religious groupings
S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
sectionalism (16 points)
""A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national.""
S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
spiritualism (16 points)
Brings The Dead to life for the latecomers who have something to say (wordplay)
Brings The Dead to life for the latecomers who have something to say
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
standpattism (17 points)
STANDPAT resisting or opposing change
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+P·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
subjectivism (28 points)
""Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.""
S·1+U·1+B·3+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 28 pts
superstardom (17 points)
Realm of A-list celebrity (wordplay)
Very great fame
Position of great fame
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 17 pts
superstratum (16 points)
""A stratum, or layer, above another.""
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
sycophantism (24 points)
Sycophancy.
S·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 24 pts
symmetallism (21 points)
A system of coinage in which a unit of currency is pegged to a combination of two or more metals in fixed proportions.
S·1+Y·4+M·3+M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
syndactylism (23 points)
SYNDACTYL
S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
theocentrism (19 points)
God and Gods ()
T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
thunderstorm (18 points)
Electrifying weather (wordplay)
Cause of many a blackout
Modern truths about violent weather
T·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
transuranium (14 points)
""URANIUM a radioactive element, also URANIDE""
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
transvestism (17 points)
TRANSVEST
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
trimethoprim (21 points)
Of or relating to antibiotics.
T·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3 = 21 pts
triumphalism (21 points)
""TRIUMPHAL Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch. as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch.""
T·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
ultraleftism (17 points)
ULTRALEFT
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
ultrarealism (14 points)
REALISM concern with fact or reality
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
unitarianism (14 points)
Religious doctrine
Narnia? Um, is it about Christian doctrine (wordplay)
A single heretical principle? (Defended by Priestley)
U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
unnilpentium (16 points)
See dubnium .
U·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
voluntaryism (20 points)
""The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state.""
V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
volunteerism (17 points)
""VOLUNTEER One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.""
V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
xiphisternum (26 points)
""The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process.""
X·8+I·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 26 pts
aldosteronism (16 points)
ALDOSTERONE
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
analphabetism (22 points)
ANALPHABETE
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
anticommunism (21 points)
""COMMUNISM A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
antilogarithm (19 points)
""The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 19 pts
antinomianism (17 points)
The tenets or practice of Antinomians.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
antiritualism (15 points)
""RITUALISM A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
antiterrorism (15 points)
""TERRORISM The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
armamentarium (19 points)
Collection of resources available for a purpose
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
autoeroticism (17 points)
""AUTOEROTIC sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation.""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
autoradiogram (17 points)
An image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to (usually in contact with) the film.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 17 pts
bestsellerdom (18 points)
BESTSELLER
B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 18 pts
biculturalism (19 points)
BICULTURAL
B·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
bipartisanism (19 points)
BIPARTISAN
B·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
bureaucratism (19 points)
Nonelective government officials; same as bureaucracy.bureaucracy.
B·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
catastrophism (22 points)
The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; opposed to the doctrine of uniformism. uniformism.
C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
chrysanthemum (28 points)
Common garden plant
Showy flower such as the ox-eye daisy
Bright garden flower
C·3+H·4+R·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+U·1+M·3 = 28 pts
conceptualism (21 points)
""A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects.""
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
corporativism (22 points)
CORPORATIVE
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
cosmopolitism (21 points)
The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices.
C·3+O·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
counterreform (20 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 20 pts
counterstream (17 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 17 pts
credentialism (18 points)
CREDENTIAL Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.
C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
decamethonium (23 points)
English word
D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
doctrinairism (18 points)
The imposition of rigid beliefs at all times
D·2+O·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
epigrammatism (22 points)
EPIGRAMMATISE
E·1+P·3+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts

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