The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetonurometer
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adventuresomes
aeroperitoneum
aeschynomenous
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.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amicronucleate
amidosulphonal
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
aminosulphonic
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicondylous
amplexicauline
anacatadidymus
anametadromous
anisostaminous
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anteambulation
antejuramentum
anteposthumous
anthracomartus
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
antienthusiasm
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antihumbuggist
antimasquerade
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoniureted
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antineutralism
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antivermicular
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arsinoitherium
assmannshausen
assmannshauser
assumptiveness
atlantodidymus
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augustinianism
augustinianism
Noun
The doctrines and practices of the Augustinians.
aulacomniaceae
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autoimmunities
autoimmunities
noun
plural of autoimmunity
autoimmunizing
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
automatization
automatization
noun
Automation.
The process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
automechanical
autonomousness
autonomousness
noun
Autonomy.
autosymbiontic
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
binomenclature
bituminisation
bituminisation
noun
Alternative form of bituminization
bituminization
bituminization
noun
The process of bituminizing.
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.
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
caeremoniarius
caeremoniarius
noun
(historical, religion) An official in charge of religious ceremonies.
calamitousness
calamitousness
noun
The state or quality of being calamitous.
calumniousness
calumniousness
noun
calumny
calycanthemous
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campanularidae
carminophilous
castanospermum
catechumenical
catechumenical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centauromachia
centauromachia
noun
Alternative form of centauromachy
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumambience
circumambience
noun
The condition of being circumambient
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumaviation
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circummeridian
circummeridian
adj
(astronomy) About or around the meridian.
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnutating
circumnutating
verb
present participle of circumnutate
circumnutation
circumnutation
noun
(botany) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation
circumpentagon
circumrotating
circumrotating
verb
present participle of circumrotate
circumrotation
circumrotation
noun
rotation or revolution around an axis
circumstancing
circumstancing
verb
present participle of circumstance
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coharmoniously
commelinaceous
commelinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Commelinaceae.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
commensuration
commensuration
noun
The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.
communications
communications
noun
Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
plural of communication
commutableness
commutableness
noun
The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.
compunctionary
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
confricamentum
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
consummatively
contemperature
contemperature
noun
(obsolete) The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture.
contrastimulus
contrastimulus
noun
Synonym of counterstimulus
contumaciously
contumaciously
adv
In a contumacious manner.
cosmotellurian
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneous
cotemporaneous
adj
Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
countercommand
countercommand
noun
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
verb
(transitive) To countermand (a person or group).
(transitive) To countermand (a previous command).
countercompany
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterimitate
counterimitate
verb
To react to another person by refraining from doing what they do; to deliberately not imitate.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countermeasure
countermeasure
noun
(military, chiefly in the plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
countermessage
countermessage
noun
A message that refutes the content of another message.