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.
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
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.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
accuratenesses
accusativeness
accusativeness
noun
(linguistics) The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
The condition of tending to accuse.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acinacifolious
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
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
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adipocellulose
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
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
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeschynomenous
africanthropus
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albumenisation
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alectoropodous
allagophyllous
allusivenesses
allusivenesses
noun
plural of allusiveness
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amorphophallus
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicondylous
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anacatadidymus
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anametadromous
anapterygotous
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
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.
angiocavernous
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
angustisellate
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anilinophilous
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.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
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
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
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.
anticrepuscule
antienthusiasm
antienthusiast
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antihumbuggist
antimasquerade
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antinaturalist
antinaturalist
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Opposing or rejecting naturalism.
noun
(philosophy, sociology) One who opposes or rejects naturalism.
antineutralism
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisensuality
antisensuously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
antisurplician
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
arachnophagous
archaeocyathus
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
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
articulateness
articulateness
noun
The quality of being articulate.
articulationes
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes