autotomic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to autotomy
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