Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
academically
academically
adv
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
acromiohyoid
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinenchyma
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinomycese
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycoma
actinomycoma
noun
The granulomatous lesion characteristic of actinomycosis
adenomycosis
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblyacousia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblystegite
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambystomidae
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
amethystlike
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amissibility
amissibility
noun
The quality of being amissible; the possibility of being lost.
amitotically
amitotically
adv
By means of amitosis.
ammonolyzing
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampelosicyos
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipyrenin
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdalolith
amygdophenin
amyloclastic
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
anatomically
anatomically
adv
Pertaining to the anatomy.
aneurismally
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anhaemolytic
anisomyarian
anisomyarian
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having different forms of abductor muscles
anisomyodian
anisomyodous
ankylomerism
antechinomys
anteluminary
anthomyiidae
antichymosin
anticynicism
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antimilitary
antimilitary
adj
Opposed to the military or to military activities
antimodernly
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antimorality
antimorality
noun
Opposition to morality.
antimystical
antimythical
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
archimycetes
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
aromatically
aromatically
adv
In an aromatic manner.
arrhythmical
arrhythmical
adj
Alternative form of arrhythmic
arteriectomy
arteriectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of part of an artery
artilleryman
artilleryman
noun
(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
artillerymen
artillerymen
noun
plural of artilleryman
arythmically
assimilatory
assimilatory
adj
That tends to assimilate
That tends to produce assimilation
assumability
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astigmometry
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
asymmetrical
asymmetrical
adj
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Not symmetrical.
asymptomatic
asymptomatic
adj
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.
noun
A patient who exhibits no symptoms of disease.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
atmolyzation
autoimmunity
autoimmunity
noun
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autosymbolic
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
azimethylene
balsamically
balsamically
adv
In a balsamic manner.
barmybrained
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
berycomorphi
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
bionomically
bionomically
adv
In a bionomic manner
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
biotelemetry
biotelemetry
noun
(biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
borborygmies
brachycnemic
bradyseismal
bradyseismal
adj
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
adj
Relating to bradyseisms
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromidically
bromocyanide
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
cacochymical
cacochymical
adj
cacochymic
cacorhythmic
calamitously
calamitously
adv
In a calamitous manner.
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly
noun
megalocardia
cataclysmist
cataclysmist
noun
One who believes that the most important geological phenomena were produced by cataclysms.
celiomyalgia
centesimally
centesimally
adv
According to a division into 100 parts.
cephalodymia
cerambycidae
ceremonially
ceremonially
adv
In a ceremonial manner.
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chickahominy
chimerically
chimerically
adv
In a chimerical manner.
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chirogymnast
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.