Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accountment
accountment
noun
Responsibility.
accountrement
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accouterment
accouterment
noun
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetonurometer
acoelomatous
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acouometer
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinosphaerium
adelarthrosomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocystomatous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
aeciotelium
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeroperitoneum
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminometer
albuminometry
alectoromorphous
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
allagostemonous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
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.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
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.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanumancestors
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametallous
ametoecious
ametrous
amicronucleate
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoniuret
ammoniureted
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
amounters
amouret
amourette
amourette
noun
A cupid.
A petty love affair.
The love grass, or quaking grass.
ampherotokous
amphoterus
amyloleucite
anametadromous
androgametangium
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
announcement
announcement
noun
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
That which conveys what is announced.
The content which is announced.
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anoestrum
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteambulation
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
anteposthumous
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthospermum
anthracotherium
antialbumose
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoniuret
antimoniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An antimonide.
antimoniureted
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
aphroditeum
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogalacteum
apometabolous
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
aposthume
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apoturmeric
aquopentamminecobaltic
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
arboretums
arceuthobium
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archaeotherium
archeptolemus
archicleistogamous
archmystagogue
arcocentrum
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.