autotomy
— Noun
– English
~ spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
autotroph
— Noun
– English
~ plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotrophic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis
autotype
— Noun
– English
~ an exact copy or reproduction
autotype
— Noun
– English
~ process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
autotypic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to autotypy
autotypy
— Noun
– English
~ process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
autumn
— Noun
– English
~ the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
autumnal
— Adjective
– English
~ of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits"
autumnal
— Adjective
– English
~ characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"
auvergne
— Noun
– English
~ a region in central France
auxesis
— Noun
– English
~ growth from increase in cell size without cell division
auxetic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to growth by auxesis
auxiliary
— Adjective
– English
~ functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
auxiliary
— Adjective
– English
~ furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
auxiliary airfield
— Noun
– English
~ an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity
auxiliary
— Noun
– English
~ someone who acts as assistant
auxin
— Noun
– English
~ a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
auxinic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or containing auxins
av
— Noun
– English
~ the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)