Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albopruinose
albuminiform
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
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.
amblyacousia
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
antialbumose
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antiscabious
aquocarbonic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arceuthobium
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autosymbolic
baculiferous
baculiticone
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
baragouinish
barbouillage
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
barquisimeto
basilosaurus
basilosaurus
noun
Any species of several very large extinct cetaceans belonging to the Genus Basilosaurus, of the family Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene. the two species in the genus B.isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bdellouridae
beaujolaises
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
belimousined
benzoazurine
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
benzotoluide
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibulosities
bibulousness
bibulousness
noun
The quality of being bibulous.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
bivoluminous
blastulation
blastulation
noun
(biology) The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas.
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
boistousness
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
borotungstic
boudoiresque
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisies
noun
plural of bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bourignonism
bourignonist
boussingault
boutonnieres
boutonnieres
noun
plural of boutonniere
brachiferous
brachigerous
bradyacousia
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchiloquy
broussonetia
brunoniaceae
buccolingual
buccolingual
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cheek and the tongue.
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and lingual vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and lingual aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulldoggings
burfordville
burtonsville
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
byelorussian
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
carbophilous
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
cerebrosuria
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
choriambuses
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cogitabundly
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustively
communicable
communicable
adj
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Readily communicated.
Talkative or expansive.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
conciliabule
conciliabule
noun
An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
concubitancy
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
connubiality
connubiality
noun
Something characteristic of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
The quality of being connubial.
consumptible
contributary
contributary
adj
Obsolete form of contributory.
contributing
contributing
verb
present participle and gerund of contribute
contribution
contribution
noun
An amount of money given toward something.
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
The act of contributing.
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.