Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abysmally
abysmally
adv
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
aimlessly
aimlessly
adv
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
albuminolysis
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymously
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
almistry
almsmoney
aluminosity
alyssum
alyssum
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
alyssums
alyssums
noun
plural of alyssum
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amaryllis
amaryllis
noun
A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
amaryllises
amaryllises
noun
plural of amaryllis
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblyacousia
amblycephalus
amblygeusia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyocarpous
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amblyrhynchus
amblystegite
amblystoma
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
amethystlike
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amissibility
amissibility
noun
The quality of being amissible; the possibility of being lost.
amminolysis
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampelosicyos
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolostylous
amphicondylous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphistyly
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amyclas
amyelencephalous
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amygdaloncus
amygdalothripsis
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylase
amylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
amylases
amylases
noun
plural of amylase
amylenes
amylenes
noun
plural of amylene
amyliferous
amylocellulose
amyloclastic
amylocoagulase
amylodyspepsia
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogens
amylohydrolysis
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylolysis
amylolysis
noun
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
amylophosphoric
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amylopsase
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
amylose
amylose
noun
(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
amylosis
amylosynthesis
amyls
amyls
noun
plural of amyl
amylums
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
ancylostomum
aneurismally
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
angiolymphitis
ankylomerism
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomophyllous
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.