autodidactic
1: relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact
autoecious
1: of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" [syn: {homoecious}] [ant: {heteroecious}]
autoerotic
1: sexually self-satisfying as by masturbation
autoeroticism
1: using you own body as a sexual object [syn: {autoerotism}]
autoerotism
1: using you own body as a sexual object [syn: {autoeroticism}]
autofocus
1: an optical device for focussing a camer or other instrument automatically
autogamic
1: characterized by or fit for autogamy [syn: {autogamous}] [ant: {endogamous}, {exogamous}]
autogamous
1: characterized by or fit for autogamy [syn: {autogamic}] [ant: {endogamous}, {exogamous}]
autogamy
1: self-fertilization in plants [ant: {allogamy}]
autogenesis
1: a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]
autogenic
1: originating within the body [syn: {autogenous}] [ant: {heterogenous}]
autogenic therapy
1: training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic training}, {autogenics}]
autogenic training
1: training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic therapy}, {autogenics}]
autogenics
1: training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic therapy}, {autogenic training}]
autogenous
1: originating within the body [syn: {autogenic}] [ant: {heterogenous}]
autogeny
1: a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogenesis}, {spontaneous generation}]
autogiro
1: an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: {autogyro}, {gyroplane}]
autograft
1: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" [syn: {autoplasty}]
autograph
1: something written by one's own hand 2: a person's own signature [syn: {John Hancock}] v : mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book" [syn: {inscribe}]
autographed
1: bearing an autograph; "an autographed copy of his latest book"
autogyro
1: an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: {autogiro}, {gyroplane}]
autoicous
1: having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant
autoimmune
1: of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
autoimmune diabetes
1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are requir...
autoimmune disease
1: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn: {autoimmune disorder}...
autoimmune disorder
1: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn: {autoimmune disease}]
autoimmunity
1: production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions
autoinjector
1: a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid; "United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poi...
autolatry
1: worship of yourself [syn: {idiolatry}, {self-worship}]
autoloader
1: a firearm that reloads itself [syn: {self-loader}]
autoloading
1: (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn: {autoloading(a)}, {self-loading}, {semiautomatic}]
autologous
1: derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; "autologous blood donation" [ant: {homologous}, {heterologous}]
autolysis
1: lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism
autolytic
1: of or relating to self-digestion
automaker
1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {auto maker}]
automat
1: a vending machine from which you can get food 2: a cafeteria where food is served from machines
automate
1: make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatize}, {automatise}]
automated
1: operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn: {machine-controlled}, {machine-driven}]
automated teller
1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {a...
automated teller machine
1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic...
automatic
1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant: {manual}] 2: like the unthinking f...
automatic choke
1: a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor
automatic data processing system
1: a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing system}, {ADP system}, {ADPS}]
automatic drive
1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic transmission}]
automatic face recognition
1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face recognition}, {facial recogn...
automatic firearm
1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
automatic pilot
1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he d...
automatic pistol
1: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released [syn: {automatic}]
automatic teller
1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {a...
automatic teller machine
1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic...
automatic transmission
1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic drive}]
automatic washer
1: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically [syn: {washer}, {washing machine}]
automatically
1: in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically" 2: in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" [syn: {mechanically}]
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automation
1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: {mechanization}, {mechanisati...
automatise
1: turn into an automaton [syn: {automatize}] 2: make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatize}, {automate}]
automatism
1: any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
automatize
1: turn into an automaton [syn: {automatise}] 2: make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatise}, {automate}]
automaton
1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}] 2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {robot}, {golem}] ...
automatonlike
1: like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: {automatic}, {machinelike}, {robotlike}]
Automeris
1: io moth [syn: {genus Automeris}]
Automeris io
1: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines [syn: {io moth}]
automobile
1: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {auto}, {machine}, {motorcar}] v : travel in an automobile
automobile battery
1: a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system [syn: {car battery}]
automobile driver
1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {racer}, {race driver}]
automobile factory
1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {auto factory}, {car factory}]
automobile horn
1: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn}, {hooter}]
automobile insurance
1: insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents [syn: {car insurance}]
automobile loan
1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {auto loan}, {car loan}]
automobile mechanic
1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {auto-mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
automobile race
1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {auto race}, {car race}]
automobile tire
1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {auto tire}, {rubber tire}]
automobile trunk
1: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: {luggage compartment}, {trunk}]
automobilist
1: someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile [syn: {motorist}]
automotive
1: of or relating to motor vehicles; "automotive supplies" 2: containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]
automotive engineering
1: the activity of designing and constructing automobiles [syn: {automotive technology}]
automotive technology
1: the activity of designing and constructing automobiles [syn: {automotive engineering}]
automotive vehicle
1: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails [syn: {motor vehicle}]
autonomic
1: relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"
autonomic ganglion
1: any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
autonomic nervous system
1: the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands [syn: {ANS}]
autonomic plexus
1: a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers [syn: {plexus autonomici}]
autonomous
1: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: {independent}, {self-governing}, {sovereign}] 2: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two ...
autonomy
1: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence [syn: {liberty}] 2: personal independence [syn: {self-direction}, {self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]
autophyte
1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophytic plant}, {autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]
autophytic
1: of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: {autotrophic}] [ant: {heterotrophic}]
autophytic plant
1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]
autopilot
1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he d...
autoplastic
1: of or relating to or involved in autoplasty
autoplasty
1: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" [syn: {autograft}] 2: surgical repair by using tissue f...
autopsy
1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}] v : perform an autopsy on...
autoradiograph
1: a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
autoradiography
1: producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed
autoregulation
1: (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
autosemantic
1: of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context
autosexing
1: (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
autosomal
1: of or relating to an autosome; "autosomal gene"
autosomal recessive defect
1: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive disease}]
autosomal recessive disease
1: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive defect}]
autosome
1: any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa [syn: {somatic chromosome}]
autostrada
1: an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
autosuggestion
1: hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: {self-hypnosis}, {self-suggestion}]
autotelic
1: of or relating to or believing in autotelism
autotelism
1: belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
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