Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Auvil A surname. auwai An irrigation ditch. Auwers A surname. aux The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system. auxanogram A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography. auxanographic Relating to an auxanogram or to auxanography auxanography The study of the effects of changes in environment on the growth of microorganisms. auxanology auxology auxanometer An instrument to measure the growth of plants. Auxerre A commune, the capital of Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. auxesis Overstatement, hyperbole. auxetic Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched. auxetically By auxesis. auxeticity The quality of being auxetic (expanding when stretched). auxetometer An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses. auxetophone A pneumatic type of sound-playback device used in the early part of the twentieth century. auxic Relating to an auxin Auxie A member of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Auxier A surname from French. auxilian A member of a group, typically composed of volunteers, that helps support a hospital. auxiliar auxiliary auxiliarist A volunteer for the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. auxiliarly By way of help. auxiliary Helping; giving assistance or support. auxiliatory auxiliary; helping. auximetric log-log auxin A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. auxinic Relating to, or composed of, auxins. auxinically In an auxinic manner. auxinole The auxin antagonist 4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid auxinome All the auxins present in a particular plant auxlang A constructed auxiliary language. auxlanger Someone who creates auxiliary languages (auxlangs). Auxo One of the Charites worshipped in Athens. auxocaulous Exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments have a conspicuously greater diameter than the apical cell that generated them. auxochrome any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum auxochromic Relating to an auxochrome auxochromous Synonym of auxochromic. auxodrome A curve indicating the expected levels of development of a child at various ages. auxogluc The part of a molecule that imparts sweetness to the substance auxoheterotrophic That requires exogenous stimulation in order to grow auxologic Of or pertaining to auxology auxological Relating to auxology. auxologist A student or practitioner of auxology auxology The study of growth auxometer An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses. auxopathy Any disease that affects growth auxospore A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells auxosporulate To undergo auxosporulation auxosporulating Undergoing auxosporulation auxosporulation The formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy auxostat A continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant. auxotelic Having the characteristic that growth continues beyond the flowering region into a leafy shoot. auxotonic Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment. auxotonically In an auxotonic manner auxotroph Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation auxotrophic Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself auxotrophically By means of auxotrophy auxotrophism Synonym of auxotrophy. auxotrophy The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation. auxotype A subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium. auxtether An auxiliary tether, especially on an electric sail. Auyang A surname, variant of Auyeung. Auyeung A Chinese surname from Cantonese. Auyong A Chinese surname from Hokkien. Auyoung A surname, variant of Auyeung. Auzenne A surname from French. av have ava A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva. avacopan A medication used to treat anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis. avacuolar Not vacuolar. avadana A form of Buddhist literature correlating the virtuous deeds of past lives with events taking place in subsequent lives. avadavat Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird; also known as Java sparrow. avadhuta In some Indian religions, a kind of mystic or guru who has gone beyond common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for social etiquette. avagraha A symbol (ऽ) used in the Devanagari script and other Indian scripts, to mark vocalic gemination or the elision of the inherent vowel a in the process of sandhi in Sanskrit. Avah A female given name. avahi woolly lemur avail To turn to the advantage of. availability The quality of being available. available Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. availableness Competent power; validity; efficacy availably In an available manner availful Profitable, useful; of much avail. availing Efficacious. availingly In an availing manner. availment Profit; advantage. Avakian A surname from Armenian. aval A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default. avalanche A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. avalancheless Without avalanches. avalanchelike Resembling or characteristic of an avalanche. avale To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall avalement A technique of flexing the knees while skiing. avalent Non-valent, having valency zero: taking no arguments. Avallone A surname from Italian. Avalogoli A Bantu people of Kenya. Avalokiteshvara A bodhisattva who embodies compassion. Avalon An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death. Avalonia A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America. Avalonian Of or relating to the microcontinent Avalonia. Avalos A surname from Spanish. avalvular Having no valves Avalyn A female given name originating as a coinage. Avalynn A female given name originating as a coinage. Avampato A surname from Italian. avanafil A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Avanguardista A member of the Avanguardia Giovanile Fascista, an Italian fascist student youth organization established in the 1920s. Avani A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. avania A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate. Avans A surname. Avansian A surname from Armenian. avant The front of an army; the vanguard. avantgardistic Innovative, pioneering. Avanthis A transliteration of the Greek female given name Αβανθίς (Avanthís). Avanti One of the ancient inhabitants of this realm. avantpop An American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s, characterized by the reuse of existing mass media materials (cinema, pop music, television, etc.) in an avant-garde manner. avants A surname. avanzada A genre originated from the fusion of Paraguayan polka and guarania with elements of bossa nova and MPB. avapritinib A drug for the treatment of certain forms of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. avar an animation variable avaram A leguminous shrub with smooth cinnamon brown bark (Senna auriculata) from Southern Asia. Avard An unincorporated community in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. Avareigh A female given name, variant of Avery. Avaria The Avar Khanate Avarian Of or relating to Avaria. Avaric Avar avarice Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. avariciously In a greedy or self-serving manner. avariciousness The state or quality of being avaricious. avarna Someone outside the caste system, especially a Dalit or member of a tribal group. avarous Avaricious. Avarua A town and district in the north of the island of Rarotonga, and the national capital of the Cook Islands. Avary A surname. avascular Lacking blood vessels. avascularity The condition of being avascular. avascularization The removal of blood from part of the body by applying external pressure avascularized Deprived of blood vessels. avascularly In an avascular form or manner. avasimibe An antilipidemic drug. avast Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist! Wait! avastrovirus Any virus of the genus Avastrovirus avatar An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu. Avatard A fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender multimedia franchise. avatarfag A user who is identifiable by the attachment of similar off-topic images to their posts. avatarhood The state of being an avatar. Avatarian Of, pertaining to, or influenced by James Cameron's Avatar movies. avataric Of or relating to an avatar. avatrombopag A medication used to treat certain conditions that lead to thrombocytopenia. avaunce To advance; to profit.