The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
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.
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
anteambulation
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
antihumbuggist
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
barbariousness
barbariousness
noun
(nonstandard) The state or quality of being barbarious.
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
behoovefulness
benzoquinoline
benzoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric compounds (5,6-benzoquinoline and 7,8-benzoquinoline) in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a quinoline molecule; their derivatives are used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and dyes atc
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzothiofuran
binomenclature
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boisterousness
boisterousness
noun
The characteristic of being boisterous.
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
boussingaultia
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiopodous
branchiosauria
branchiosaurus
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brontosauruses
brunelliaceous
brunelliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Brunelliaceae.
buccobranchial
buettneriaceae
buffoonishness
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullheadedness
bullheadedness
noun
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
bunoselenodont
bunoselenodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
burrheadedness
burschenschaft
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
calcaneocuboid
calcaneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
calculableness
calculableness
noun
The quality of being calculable.
cannabinaceous
cannabinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cannabinaceae.
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
censurableness
censurableness
noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
charlottenburg
christiansburg
circumambience
circumambience
noun
The condition of being circumambient
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumscribing
circumscribing
verb
present participle of circumscribe
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
colourableness
colourableness
noun
The state or quality of being colourable.
commutableness
commutableness
noun
The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.
conduceability
conducibleness
conducibleness
noun
The state or quality of being conducible.
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
confluxibility
congeliturbate
constabularies
constabularies
noun
plural of constabularie
plural of constabulary
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
consubsistency
consubstantial
consubstantial
adj
Of the same substance or essence.
consubstantive
contributional
contributional
adj
Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution.
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributorial
contributorial
adj
Of or relating to a contributor.
contributories
contributorily
contributorily
adv
In a contributory manner.
convulsibility
counterbalance
counterbalance
noun
(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
verb
(transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
(transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force
counterbarrage
counterbarrage
noun
A barrage in response to another barrage.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterbeating
counterbewitch
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
counterbracing
counterbracing
verb
present participle of counterbrace
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countersubject
countersubject
noun
(music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music
cryptobranchus
cumbersomeness
cumbersomeness
noun
The state of being cumbersome
customableness
customableness
noun
(obsolete) Quality of being customable; conformity to custom.
daubentoniidae
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
demountability
denumerability
denumerability
noun
(mathematics) The property of being denumerable.
desubstantiate
deutocarbonate
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
discontinuable
discontinuable
adj
Capable of being discontinued.
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
disencumbrance
disencumbrance
noun
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
dissolubleness
dissolubleness
noun
The state or quality of being dissoluble.
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distributution
disubstitution
disubstitution
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which two groups are substituted
doublecrossing
doublecrossing
verb
present participle of doublecross
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehatching
doublethinking
dumbartonshire
eburnification
eburnification
noun
The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.
emballonuridae
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
equichangeable
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae