Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetosalicylic
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetylacetonates
acetylacetonates
noun
plural of acetylacetonate
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylcellulose
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
acetylsalol
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adrenolysis
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aeroelasticity
aeroelasticity
noun
(physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure.
(physics, uncountable) The scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroscopically
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
alcyones
alcyoneus
aleyrodes
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allosterically
allosterically
adv
In an allosteric manner
With regard to allostery
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
almsmoney
alyose
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ampelosicyos
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
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
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amyliferous
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
amylodyspepsia
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogens
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
amylopsase
amylose
amylose
noun
(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
amylosynthesis
anaeroplasty
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaglyphoscope
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancyloceras
ancylose
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androlepsy
anelytrous
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiocholecystitis
anhydroglocose
anisocotyledonous
anisocycle
anisodactyle
anisoleucocytosis
ankylomerism
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antidomestically
antiegoistically
antiegotistically
antiglyoxalase
antihemolysin
antiheterolysin
antiinsurrectionally
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiproteolysis
antireligiosity
antireligiously
antisensuously
antitetanolysin
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.