The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetonurometer
acetotoluidine
acetylfluoride
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
acupunctuation
acupunctuation
noun
(rare) A pricking with or as if with a needle; the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturator
acupuncturator
noun
An acupuncturist.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomes
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
alectoropodous
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amicronucleate
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anametadromous
anapterygotous
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
ancistrocladus
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisostaminous
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
anteambulation
anteoccupation
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthraquinonyl
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
anticensorious
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticoagulator
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoniureted
antineurotoxin
antineurotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effect of a neurotoxin
antiproductive
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisensuously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
archaeocyathus
archaeotherium
archmystagogue
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
arsinoitherium
arthropomatous
arthropomatous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the order Arthropomata
articulationes
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
atelocephalous
atlantodidymus
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
aulostomatidae
austroriparian
autarchoglossa
authentication
authentication
noun
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network
a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork
something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authoritarians
authoritarians
noun
plural of authoritarian
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
autoactivation
autoactivation
noun
(biochemistry) autocatalysis
autoagglutinin
autoagglutinin
noun
(immunology) An antibody that agglutinates red blood cells
autoalkylation
autoallogamous
autoaspiration
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autoconduction
autoconvection
autoconvection
noun
spontaneous convection in a fluid layer
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocratorical
autocratorical
adj
(obsolete) autocratic
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autoeciousness
autoeciousness
noun
The quality of being autoecious.
autoelectronic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autoexcitation
autohemorrhage
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autoimmunities
autoimmunities
noun
plural of autoimmunity
autoimmunizing
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autointoxicant
autointoxicant
noun
Any substance causing autointoxication.
autoionization
autoionization
noun
A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state