The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acinacifolious
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adipocellulose
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomes
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeschynomenous
africanthropus
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
albumenisation
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alectoropodous
allagophyllous
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amorphophallus
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicondylous
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anametadromous
anapterygotous
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
angiocavernous
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
anilinophilous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisostaminous
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
anticensorious
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisensuously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
arachnophagous
archaeocyathus
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
arsinoitherium
arthropomatous
arthropomatous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the order Arthropomata
articulationes
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atelocephalous
atlantodidymus
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
aulostomatidae
auriscopically
auspiciousness
auspiciousness
noun
The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
austroriparian
autarchoglossa
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authoritarians
authoritarians
noun
plural of authoritarian
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
autoallogamous
autoaspiration
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autoeciousness
autoeciousness
noun
The quality of being autoecious.
autoimmunities
autoimmunities
noun
plural of autoimmunity
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autonavigators
autonomousness
autonomousness
noun
Autonomy.
autoparasitism
autoparasitism
noun
A form of parasitism in which a parasite infects another individual of the same species
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autopsychology
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoreinfusion
autosensitized
autosepticemia
autosuggestion
autosuggestion
noun
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
autosuggestive
autosuggestive
adj
Employing autosuggestion.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
autotransplant
autotransplant
noun
autotransplantation
verb
To transplant from one part of the body to another.