| anamorphism | (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
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| (noun) metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals | - |
| (noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
| anarchism | (noun) a political theory favoring the abolition of governments | - |
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| anorchism | (noun) absence of one of both testes | Synonyms: anorchia, anorchidism |
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| anthropomorphism | (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: theanthropism |
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| anthropopathism | (noun) Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. | - |
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| biographism | (noun) reduction of textual meaning to authorial biography. | - |
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| catechism | (noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers | - |
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| (noun) a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views | - |
| cryptorchism | (noun) failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops | Synonyms: cryptorchidism, cryptorchidy |
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| diastrophism | (noun) the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust | - |
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| dimorphism | (noun) (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | - |
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| (noun) (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms | - |
| enantiomorphism | (noun) the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another | Synonyms: mirror-image relation |
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| erethism | (noun) an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part | - |
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| fetichism | (noun) sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | Synonyms: fetishism |
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| (noun) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) | Synonyms: fetishism |
| fetishism | (noun) sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | Synonyms: fetichism |
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| (noun) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) | Synonyms: fetichism |
| homomorphism | (noun) similarity of form | Synonyms: homomorphy |
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| isomorphism | (noun) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure | Synonyms: isomorphy |
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| katamorphism | (noun) metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones | - |
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| masochism | (noun) sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological) | - |
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| metamorphism | (noun) change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances | - |
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| monarchism | (noun) a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system | - |
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| monorchism | (noun) failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum | Synonyms: monorchidism |
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| pleomorphism | (noun) (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms | - |
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| (noun) (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound | Synonyms: polymorphism |
| polymorphism | (noun) (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | - |
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| (noun) (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound | Synonyms: pleomorphism |
| (noun) (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on | - |
| prognathism | (noun) the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw | - |
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| sadomasochism | (noun) sadism and masochism combined in one person | - |
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| sapphism | (noun) female homosexuality | Synonyms: lesbianism |
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| schism | (noun) division of a group into opposing factions | Synonyms: split |
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| (noun) the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences | - |
| sophism | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophistication, sophistry |
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| theosophism | (noun) belief in theosophy | - |
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| zoomorphism | (noun) the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god | - |
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