Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
albuminometry
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
azoisobutyronitrile
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barytosulphate
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beaugregory
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behoovefully
bellybutton
bellybutton
noun
(informal) The navel or umbilicus.
bellybuttons
bellybuttons
noun
plural of bellybutton
benzofuryl
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
beyoglu
beyrouth
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastomycetous
blottesquely
blusterously
blusterously
adv
In a blusterous manner.
bodefully
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bouldery
bouldery
adj
(climbing) involving, or resembling, bouldering
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
bouley
bounceably
boundedly
boundedly
adv
In a bounded manner
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boundlessly
boundlessly
adv
In a boundless manner.
bounteously
bounteously
adv
In a bounteous manner.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
broguery
broguery
noun
The presence of a brogue in speech.
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bronchopleurisy
broquery
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckeystown
bueyeros
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
bulbomedullary
buoyage
buoyage
noun
(nautical) Any of several codes of practice under which buoys of various shapes and colours are used for the same navigational purpose.
A series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
buoyages
buoyages
noun
plural of buoyage
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
buoyed
buoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buoy
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burgoyne
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
busybodied
busybodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busybody
busybodies
busybodies
noun
plural of busybody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busybody
busybodyness
busybodyness
noun
The quality of being a busybody.
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrometer
butyrometer
noun
Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrousness
byelorussia
byelorussian
byelorussians
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
byssogenous
byssogenous
adj
Secreting or producing byssus.
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chlamydobacteriaceous
claybourne
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
columbyne
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustively
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
concumbency
conduceability
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
consubsistency
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
corybulbine
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
corytuberine
corytuberine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
cryptodouble
cubbyhole
cubbyhole
noun
A glove compartment
A small compartment; a pigeonhole
A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children
verb
To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cumbersomely
cumbersomely
adv
In a cumbersome way.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
cyclobutane
cyclobutane
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₈; a light inflammable gas.
cymbocephalous
cynocrambaceous
cytoblastematous
cytoblastemous
deambulatory
deambulatory
adj
Going about from place to place; wandering.
noun
(dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
demountability
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
doubleday
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doubleyou
doubleyou
noun
The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.
doubtedly
doubtlessly
doubtlessly
adv
(obsolete) Without feeling doubt, without misgivings.
(sometimes proscribed) Without question; indubitably.
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
dubiocrystalline
ebriously
ebulliometry
ebulliometry
noun
The measurement of boiling points
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
embryoferous
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
embryophagous
embryous
embryous
adj
(archaic) embryonic; undeveloped
equilibratory
equilibratory
adj
Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.