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
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrydium
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
adenocystomatous
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adytum
adytum
noun
(Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
(by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum.
aeschynomenous
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
alcumy
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
allamuchy
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymously
almury
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.
alypum
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
amarynceus
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
amblycephalus
amblygeusia
amblyocarpous
amblypodous
amblyrhynchus
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amburgey
ambury
ambury
noun
Alternative form of anbury
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
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.
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
ampycus
amurcosity
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amuyon
amuyong
amycus
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
amygdaloncus
amygdalus
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
amylum
amylum
noun
starch
amylums
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
amyous
amyous
adj
(medicine) Wanting in muscle; without flesh.
anacatadidymus
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
ancylostomum
androdynamous
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
anisomyodous
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomophyllous
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anteluminary
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antimusically
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
apocynum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogamously
apomyius
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
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
argyrosomus
armoury
armoury
noun
A collection of weapons and materiel.
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
A place where arms are made.
Heraldry
The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
arrhythmous
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
ascophyllum
ascyrum
assumability
assumably
assumably
adv
presumably; as one may assume
assumedly
assumedly
adv
(chiefly US) In an assumed manner; presumably.
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astrocaryum
asylum
asylum
noun
(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
A place of safety or refuge.
The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).