autocatalysis
— Noun
– English
～ catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
autocatalytic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis
autochthon
— Noun
– English
～ the earliest known inhabitants of a region
autochthonal
— Adjective
– English
～ originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
autochthonic
— Adjective
– English
～ originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
autochthonous
— Adjective
– English
～ originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
autochthonous
— Adjective
– English
～ of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
autochthony
— Noun
– English
～ nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
autoclave
— Verb
– English
～ subject to the action of an autoclave
autoclave
— Noun
– English
～ a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
autocoid
— Noun
– English
～ any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification
autocracy
— Noun
– English
～ a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
autocracy
— Noun
– English
～ a political system governed by a single individual
autocrat
— Noun
– English
～ a cruel and oppressive dictator
autocratic
— Adjective
– English
～ offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
autocratic
— Adjective
– English
～ characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
autocratically
— Adverb
– English
～ in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically"
autocratically
— Adverb
– English
～ in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues"
autocue
— Noun
– English
～ a device that displays words for people to read
autodidact
— Noun
– English
～ a person who has taught himself