Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accumulating
accumulating
verb
present participle of accumulate
accumulation
accumulation
noun
(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
A mass of something piled up or collected.
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
accumulative
accumulative
adj
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acoelomatous
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acutenaculum
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
alalcomeneus
albumeniizer
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminiform
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
allonymously
alloquialism
alloxuraemia
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aluminaphone
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambleocarpus
amblyacousia
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
amidofluorid
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphimorulae
amphinucleus
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amygdaloncus
amyloleucite
ancylostomum
androclinium
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
aneurilemmic
aneurismally
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
anomaluridae
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anophthalmus
anopluriform
anteambulate
anteluminary
anthoclinium
antialbumose
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
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.
antipopulism
aouellimiden
apogalacteum
aquaemanalia
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
assumability
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
atmidalbumin
aulostomidae
aummbulatory
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
autoallogamy
autochemical
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
automateable
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autonomously
autonomously
adv
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.
autosymbolic
balsamaceous
bartholomeus
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
belimousined
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bimillennium
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
bivoluminous
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
bluebeardism
brimfullness
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bulbophyllum
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bumblingness
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calamitously
calamitously
adv
In a calamitous manner.
californiums
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
calumniating
calumniating
verb
present participle of calumniate
calumniation
calumniation
noun
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
calumniative
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
calycocarpum
camelopardus
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campanulales
campanularia
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
candelabrums
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprimulgine
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
catechumenal
catechumenal
adj
Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
caudillismos
caudillismos
noun
plural of caudillismo
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
caulophyllum
ceennacuelum
cellulomonas
cephalodymus
cephalomelus
chamaelirium
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.