Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acesodynous
acetylcellulose
acetylfluoride
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
adenocystomatous
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeschynomenous
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
albuminometry
alcyoneus
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
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
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous 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
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amyliferous
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
amyloleucite
anapterygotous
anelytrous
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anisocotyledonous
anisoleucocytosis
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anterevolutionary
anthrahydroquinone
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
antieducationally
antievolutionally
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antiinsurrectionally
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antireligiously
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antisensuously
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurorrhaphy
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apterygotous
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
archaeocyathus
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archsynagogue
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argyranthemous
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
arroyuelo
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
assyriologue
asterospondylous
astylosternus
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.
augitophyre
aulophyte
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aureously
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
auteciously
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
autexousy
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
authotype
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocatalepsy
autocatalyses
autocatalyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autocholecystectomy
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autodepolymerization
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autoecy
autoelectrolysis
autoelectrolytic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
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.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autolysates
autolysates
noun
plural of autolysate
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyzate
autolyzate
noun
Alternative form of autolysate
autolyzates
autolyzates
noun
plural of autolyzate
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
autonephrectomy
autophotometry
autophyllogeny
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances