Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrydium
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminosity
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.
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
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
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblyacousia
amblygeusia
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolostylous
amphibryous
amphicondylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amurcosity
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
amyloleucite
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anacatadidymus
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
aneurismally
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anisomyodous
anteluminary
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antimusically
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.
apomyius
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
assumability
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
athyrium
atlantodidymus
atymnius
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.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autodepolymerization
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
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
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autoimmunity
autoimmunity
noun
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopsychorhythmia
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autosymnoia
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
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
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
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.
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
botrychium
botrydium
boulimy
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
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
bronchomucormycosis
brulyiement
bulimy
bulimy
noun
Archaic form of bulimia.
bullyism
bullyism
noun
(dated) The swaggering, domineering behaviour of a bully.
bumblingly
bumblingly
adv
In a bumbling manner
bumicky
bumpily
bumpily
adv
In a bumpy manner.
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpity
bumpity
intj
Nonce variation of the word bump, usually indicating the sound of someone or something tumbling down an uneven surface, or traveling on a rough road.
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
byzantium
byzantium
Noun
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
Proper noun
The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 and now known as Istanbul.
The Byzantine Empire.
calamitously
calamitously
adv
In a calamitous manner.
callionymus
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
calyptrimorphous
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catechumenically
cecidomyiidous
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
chamaepericlymenum
chartophylacium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.