Words that rhyme with dwarfism

  • anthropomorphism
    n 1: the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits [syn: anthropomorphism, theanthropism]
  • capitalism
    n 1: an economic system based on private ownership of capital [syn: capitalism, capitalist economy] [ant: socialism, socialist economy]
  • dimorphism
    n 1: (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms 2: (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
  • homomorphism
    n 1: similarity of form [syn: homomorphism, homomorphy]
  • isomorphism
    n 1: (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure [syn: isomorphism, isomorphy]
  • pacifism
    n 1: the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable [syn: pacifism, pacificism, passivism] 2: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration [syn: pacifism, pacificism]
  • polymorphism
    n 1: (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on 2: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: polymorphism, pleomorphism] 3: (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
  • racism
    n 1: the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races 2: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: racism, racialism, racial discrimination]
  • zoomorphism
    n 1: the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
  • pleomorphism
    n 1: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: polymorphism, pleomorphism] 2: (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms
  • amorphism
  • trimorphism

See also dwarfism definition and dwarfism synonyms