The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroneurosis
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acusection
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
aegithognathous
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestuation
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aidoneus
albocinereous
albopruinose
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenisation
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminoscope
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alexandroupolis
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allothigenous
alsinaceous
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminose
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.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluniferous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanumancestors
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphineurous
amphisbaenous
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
ancistrocladaceous
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anepigraphous
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguliferous
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustirostrate
anisocotyledonous
anisogenous
anisoleucocytosis
anisomelus
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopterous
anisosepalous
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
anitrogenous
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteresurrection
anteroclusion
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthropopithecus
antialbumose
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticensorious
anticensoriously
anticensoriousness
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticontagiousness
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antieducationalist
antieducationist
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
antievolutionistic
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiinsurrectionally
antiinsurrectionists
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
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.