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• traulisme — [tʀolism] n. m. ÉTYM. 1933; grec traulismos « bégaiement », de traulos « bègue ». ❖ ♦ Didact. Difficulté qu ont les sourds muets à apprendre à prononcer le [ʀ] et le [k] …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• diabolism — di·ab·olism || daɪ æbÉ™lɪzÉ™m n. devilry …   English contemporary dictionary

• basal metabolism — ba′sal metab′olism n. phl the minimal amount of energy necessary to maintain respiration, circulation, and other vital body functions while fasting and at total rest • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

• holometabolism — noun complete metamorphosis in insects • Syn: ↑holometaboly • Derivationally related forms: ↑holometabolous (for: ↑holometaboly), ↑holometabolic, ↑holometabolous …   Useful english dictionary

• ametabolism — |āməˈtabəˌlizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Greek ametabolos + English ism : development without or with minimal metamorphosis (as in the Ametabola) compare holometabolism * * * ametabˈolism noun …   Useful english dictionary

• -ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… …   Useful english dictionary