Words that rhyme with hypothesis

• antithesis 0
  n 1: exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine" 2: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
• biosynthesis 0
  n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn: biosynthesis, biogenesis]
• chemosynthesis 0
  n 1: synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
• cytogenesis 0
  n 1: the origin and development and variation of cells [syn: cytogenesis, cytogeny]
• cytolysis 0
  n 1: pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
• diathesis 0
  n 1: constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
• epenthesis 0
  n 1: the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"
• metamorphosis 0
  n 1: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals [syn: metamorphosis, metabolism] 2: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" [syn: transfiguration, metamorphosis] 3: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
• metathesis 0
  n 1: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence 2: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis]
• overemphasis 0
  n 1: too much emphasis
• parenthesis 0
  n 1: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material 2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis]
• photosynthesis 0
  n 1: synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
• sis 0
  n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant: blood brother, brother]
• synthesis 0
  n 1: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) 2: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: synthesis, synthetic thinking] [ant: analysis, analytic thinking] 3: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis]
• hypophysis 0
  n 1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis]
• lithuresis 0
  n 1: passing small stones with the urine
• antipyresis 0
  n 1: medication with antipyretics to treat a fever
• cataphoresis 0
  n 1: the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis]
• cytokinesis 0
  n 1: organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
• diakinesis 0
  n 1: the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
• diapedesis 0
  n 1: passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
• apophysis 0
  n 1: (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers 2: (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
• anamorphosis 0
  n 1: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes [syn: anamorphosis, anamorphism] 2: a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner [syn: anamorphosis, anamorphism]
• apheresis 0
  n 1: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' [syn: aphaeresis, apheresis] 2: a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion [syn: apheresis, pheresis]
• diaeresis 0
  n 1: a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis]
• syneresis 0
  n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis, synaeresis] 2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: syneresis, synaeresis]
• assists 0
• consists 0
• cysts 0
• enlists 0
• exists 0
• fists 0
• insists 0
• lists 0
• mists 0
• monuments 0
• persists 0
• promises 0
• resists 0
• twists 0
• wrists 0
• preexists 0
• schists 0
• cyrtosis 0
• erotesis 0
• hypomnesis 0
• isauxesis 0
• synderesis 0
• synteresis 0
• chemokinesis 0
• prothesis 0

See also hypothesis definition and hypothesis synonyms