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.
accentuation
accentuation
noun
(ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
aceanthrenequinone
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetotoluidine
achenodium
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.
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
acroneurosis
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
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
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
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
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
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.
aeroperitoneum
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
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
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
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alexandroupolis
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
allothigenous
alsinaceous
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
altingiaceous
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminaphone
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
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.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluniferous
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
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
amicronucleate
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoniuret
ammoniureted
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
anaerobium
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
ancistrocladaceous
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
andouillet
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
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
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves