Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acoelomatous
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
aechmophorus
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
alalcomeneus
allonymously
alloquialism
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambleocarpus
amblyacousia
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicyrtous
amphidesmous
amphineurous
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithurons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amygdaloncus
ancylostomum
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
anisomyodous
anisostomous
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anophthalmus
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthospermum
antialbumose
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antipopulism
antistrumous
antistrumous
adj
(medicine) Acting against scrofulous disorders.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
anutraminosa
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
appressorium
appressorium
noun
(mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
aristomachus
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
ascogonidium
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
aspersoriums
atheromatous
atheromatous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas.
atmospherium
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
aulostomidae
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
autoerotisms
autoerotisms
noun
plural of autoerotism
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autonomously
autonomously
adv
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.
autorhythmus
autosoterism
autosoterism
noun
(religion) The belief that salvation is attained through oneself and not an external agency
autosymbolic
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
auxochromism
auxochromous
balsamaceous
barquisimeto
bartholomeus
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
bloomsburian
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
bromoaurates
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calamitously
calamitously
adv
In a calamitous manner.
californiums
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
camelopardus
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
caudillismos
caudillismos
noun
plural of caudillismo
causationism
causationism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a first cause.
cellulomonas
cephalodymus
cephalomelus
ceramiaceous
ceramiaceous
adj
Of or relating to the taxonomic family Ceramiaceae.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chlamyphorus
choriambuses
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chromoparous
chromoparous
adj
(biology, of a bacterium) That excretes a pigment
cladosporium
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
coharmonious
columbaceous
comeuppances
comeuppances
noun
plural of comeuppance
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commensurate
commensurate
adj
(physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
verb
To proportionate; to adjust.
To reduce to a common measure.
communalised
communalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalise
communaliser
communalisms
communalisms
noun
plural of communalism
communalists
communalists
noun
plural of communalist
communalizes
communalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communalize
communicants
communicants
noun
plural of communicant
communicates
communicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate
commutations
commutations
noun
plural of commutation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
consummately
consummately
adv
In a consummate manner
consummating
consummating
verb
present participle of consummate
consummation
consummation
noun
(law) The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.
Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.
The achievement of perfection.
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consummators
consummators
noun
plural of consummator
consummatory
consummatory
adj
(biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value.
Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
contumaceous
contumacious
contumacious
adj
(law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
cosmonautics
cosmonautics
noun
The activities of cosmonauts; Soviet/Russian astronautics.
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
crematoriums
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
culminations
culminations
noun
plural of culmination
culteranismo
culteranismo
noun
(literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
daemonurgist
decaspermous
dematiaceous
dematiaceous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to a group of fungi that produce melanin in their cell walls, giving them a characteristic brown colour when grown on agar.
demodulators
demodulators
noun
plural of demodulator
dermapterous
dermatonosus
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.