Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
adenocystomatous
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
aeschynomenous
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amarynceus
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
amblycephalus
amblygeusia
amburgey
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amyelencephalous
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amyliferous
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
amyloleucite
aneurismally
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anteluminary
anticeremoniously
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
araliaephyllum
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archmystagogue
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argyranthemous
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
assumedly
assumedly
adv
(chiefly US) In an assumed manner; presumably.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
asymmetranthous
asymmetrocarpous
atmocautery
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
aumery
aumery
noun
(obsolete) An ambry or closet.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocholecystectomy
autodepolymerization
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
autonephrectomy
autophotometry
autoplasmotherapy
autothermy
auxamylase
auxoamylase
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
bemuddy
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastomycetous
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
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
brulyiement
brumley
buggymen
buggymen
noun
plural of buggyman
bulbomedullary
bumbleberry
bumbleberry
noun
Applied to pies, juices, etc. made with a mixture of various berries and sometimes other fruits.
bumblepuppy
bumblepuppy
noun
(card games) Whist played in an unscientific way.
The old game of nineholes.
bummery
bummery
noun
(originally derogatory, historical) The faction of the Industrial Workers of the World in the 20th century which favored direct action.
Obsolete form of bottomry.
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
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
calycanthemous
camaguey
campyloneuron
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
catechumenically
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
cecidomyiidous
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalodymus
ceratophyllum
ceraunomancy
ceraunomancy
noun
(uncommon) Divination by thunder; the use of thunder or lightning to supernaturally gain information.
(uncommon) The magical power of conjuring or controlling thunder or lightning.
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
chamaepericlymenum
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicocautery
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chiropterygium
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydoselachus
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysosplenium
chumley
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
