Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
albumeniizer
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminiform
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
amblyacousia
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antialbumose
arceuthobium
assumability
atmidalbumin
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autosymbolic
barquisimeto
barramundies
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beaumarchais
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
belimousined
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bimillennium
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biscuitmaker
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
bivoluminous
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
bluebeardism
bourignonism
brimfullness
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bumblingness
buttermaking
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
cherubimical
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
choriambuses
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
circumbuccal
circumbuccal
adj
(anatomy) Around the cheek
circumbulbar
circumscribe
circumscribe
verb
(geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
To draw a line around; to encircle.
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustively
communicable
communicable
adj
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Readily communicated.
Talkative or expansive.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
consumptible
contubernium
cubitopalmar
cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
dealbuminize
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
debitumenize
debituminize
debituminize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of bitumen.
deliberandum
deutobromide
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disbursement
disbursement
noun
Money paid out or spent.
The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
dismountable
dismountable
adj
capable of being dismounted
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
dumbstricken
ebulliometer
ebulliometer
noun
(physics) A device used to measure the boiling points of liquids.
ebulliometry
ebulliometry
noun
The measurement of boiling points
effumability
effumability
noun
(obsolete, rare) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapour.
emandibulate
emandibulate
adj
Not mandibulate.
emballonurid
emballonurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Emballonuridae.
embryulculci
emulsibility
emulsifiable
emulsifiable
adj
That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion
enterolobium
equilibriums
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
fibroneuroma
flabellarium
flemingsburg
flemingsburg
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
fractonimbus
fumblingness
fumblingness
noun
A tendency to fumble.
funambulisms
funambulisms
noun
plural of funambulism
funambulists
funambulists
noun
plural of funambulist
gastrolobium
globulimeter
globulimeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood, by means of studying the tint produced by mixing a blood sample with sodium carbonate solution.
gompholobium
hemialbumose
hemialbumose
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.
hemibasidium
hemicerebrum
hemicerebrum
noun
(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hibernaculum
hibernaculum
noun
(botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
humbuggeries
humbuggeries
noun
plural of humbuggery
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
hummingbirds
hummingbirds
noun
plural of hummingbird
hyomandibula
hyomandibula
noun
(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish
immeasurable
immeasurable
adj
impossible to measure
vast
noun
anything that cannot be measured
immeasurably
immeasurably
adv
in a manner that is not measurable, in a way that can not be measured
immensurable
immensurable
adj
unmeasurable, immeasurable; not able to be measured, therefore connoting extremely large
immutability
immutability
noun
(computing) The state of being unchangeable in the memory after creation.
The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.
impermutable
importunable
importunable
adj
(obsolete) heavy; insupportable
improcurable
improducible
imputability
imputability
noun
The character of being imputable.
incombustion
incommutable
incommutable
adj
Not commutable
incommutably
incommutably
adv
In an incommutable manner.
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
inconsumable
inconsumable
adj
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.
inconsumably
inconsumably
adv
Such that it cannot be consumed or used up; inexhaustibly.
incubatorium
incubatorium
noun
(science fiction) A place where fetuses are stored in a state of incubation.
(zoology) A brood pouch.
incumbencies
incumbencies
noun
plural of incumbency
incumbentess
incumbentess
noun
(dated) female incumbent
incumberment
incumberment
noun
Archaic form of encumberment.
incumbrancer
incumbrancer
noun
(law) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.