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 authorized Explicitly allowed. authorizedly In an authorized manner. authorizer One who, or that which, authorizes. authorless Without an author. authorlessness The condition of being without an author. authorlike Like an author; authorly. authorling A young or insignificant author. authorly In the manner of an author. Authorpe A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4080). authorship The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author. AuthorTok The community of writing-oriented accounts on TikTok. AuthorTube The community of writing-oriented accounts on YouTube. autie An autistic person. autigender Having a gender identity linked to one's autism. Autin A surname from French. autism Autism spectrum disorder, a condition characterized by impairment in social communication and interaction, as well as a need or strong preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing differences, focused interests, or repetitive behaviours. This includes classic autism as well as other, previously distinct disorders such as Asperger's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. autismal Synonym of autistic. autismgender Having autism spectrum disorder as a gender identity. autismland The domain or sphere of autistic people; a notional place representing autism. autismlike Resembling or characteristic of autism. autismogenic Causing autism. autist An autistic person, a person with autism. autistic Having, characteristic of, or relating to autism. autistically In an autistic way. autistiform Resembling autism. autistogenic Synonym of autismogenic auto A setting for automatic operation. autoabstract An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer. autoaccelerating Exhibiting autoacceleration. autoacceleration A local increase in the rate of polymerization of a viscous monomer autoacetylated modified by autoacetylation autoacetylation The intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression autoactivate To cause or undergo autoactivation. autoactivation autocatalysis autoactivator An enzyme involved in autoactivation autoactive spontaneously active (without any external stimulus) autoactivity Synonym of autoreactivity. autoacylate To cause, or to undergo autoacylation autoacylation intramolecular acylation, especially of an enzyme autoadjust To adjust automatically. autoadjustment automatic adjustment autoadjuvant A substance that enhances the immune response to an antigen produced by the same organism. autoadministered Synonym of self-administered. autoadsorption A laboratory technique used to strip autoantibodies from a patient's red blood cells so that their own plasma can be tested for dangerous, underlying alloantibodies. autoagglutinable Able to cause, or to undergo autoagglutination autoagglutinate To cause or to undergo autoagglutination. autoagglutinated Modified by autoagglutination autoagglutinating Subject to autoagglutination autoagglutination The clumping together of an individual's red blood cells by his or her own serum due to the cells being coated on the surface with antibodies autoagglutinin An antibody that agglutinates red blood cells autoaggregate To cause or to undergo autoaggregation. autoaggregated aggregated by autoaggregation autoaggregation The aggregation of bacteria under the influence of adhesin autoaggregative That leads to autoaggregation autoaggression The behaviour of autoaggressive antibodies autoaggressive That attacks the organism that produces them autoalarm An automatic radio receiver on a ship, for picking up distress calls. autoalgometer A device that measures the pressure applied to the skin by a metal tip, used to measure pain resistance. autoalgometric Relating to autoalgometry; measured using an autoalgometer autoalgometry The use of an autoalgometer autoalgorithm An algorithm that is invoked automatically autoalign To align automatically. autoalignment Automatic alignment. autoallergic Relating to, or causing autoallergy autoallergy autoimmunity autoallopolyploid allopolyploid, and having one set of chromosomes (or one genome) in a more than diploid state autoamplification amplification without external means autoamplificatory Relating to, or causing autoamplification autoamplify To amplify without external influence autoamputate To detach spontaneously from the body; to undergo autoamputation. autoamputation The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp. autoanalyser Any of several different devices that partially automate analysis. autoanalysis analysis of oneself autoanalyst A practitioner of autoanalysis autoanalytic Relating to autoanalysis. autoanalytical Relating to autoanalysis. autoanalytically By means of, or in terms of, autoanalysis. autoandrogynemorphophilia The supposed paraphilic attraction to the thought of being a transgender man ("androgynemorph"). autoandrophile A person who exhibits autoandrophilia. autoandrophilia The supposed paraphilic tendency of a female person to be sexually aroused by the thought of becoming a male. autoandrophilic Relating to autoandrophilia autoanswer A feature of a telephone, modem, etc. that allows an incoming call to be answered automatically. autoanthropology An approach to anthropology in which the author's own anecdotal or personal experience is foregrounded. autoanthropometer An automatic anthropometer autoanthropomorphozoophilia Sexual attraction to the idea of oneself as an animal with anthropomorphic traits. autoantibody An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself. autoantigen Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues). autoantigenic Relating to autoantigens. autoantigenicity The condition of being an autoantigen autoantisemitism Antisemitic attitudes held by a Jew. autoantonym A word that has two opposing meanings. autoantonymic Of, relating to, or being an autoantonym or autoantonyms. autoantonymy The state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate. autoappendectomy An appendectomy performed on oneself via self-surgery. autoarousal Self-arousal, in particular autoasphyxia Synonym of autoasphyxiation. autoasphyxiate To commit autoasphyxiation. autoasphyxiation The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification. autoassembly Synonym of self-assembly. autoassociation The condition of being autoassociative autoassociative That can create associations from its own content. autoassociator Synonym of autoencoder. autoaugmentation The augmentation of a body-part by using tissue from elsewhere, but especially enhancement of a woman's breast size and shape by using her own tissue autoaway An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time. autobackup Automatic backup. autobahn The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria. autobalancing automatic balancing autoballaster A type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track. autoban An automatic ban; a ban administered automatically. autobank Synonym of automated teller machine. autobarotropic Of or pertaining to autobarotropy autobarotropy The state of a fluid in which pressure and density surfaces coincide, as a result of a combination of barotropy and piezotropy autobasidium Synonym of holobasidium. autobattler A game in which players place characters on a grid before the start of the battle. After the battle starts, the characters fight automatically and no further input is required from the players. autobaud The automatic detection of a suitable baud rate by examining the incoming data. autobelay A mechanical device attached to the top of a climbing route that keeps the top-rope tensioned while the climber ascends and lowers them gradually when they drop off. autobenefactive Aspectually indicating that the agent of an action is its benefactor. autobenefactivity The quality of being autobenefactive. autobesity The situation of cars being too big and heavy, taking too much space and causing road safety and pollution problems. autobibliography A self-compiled list of one's own writings or literary works. autobicycle A motorcycle. autobid A bid for a sports team to participate in a tournament, based on objective performance in prior competition. autobio autobiography autobiochemical Relating to autobiochemistry autobiochemistry The application of automation in biochemistry autobiog An autobiography. autobiografiction Fiction containing autobiographical elements. autobiografictional Being or relating to autobiografiction. autobiographal autobiographical autobiographer One who writes his or her own life or biography. autobiographic Synonym of autobiographical. autobiographical Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject. autobiographicalize To convert into an autobiography. autobiographically In an autobiographical manner. autobiographicalness The quality of being autobiographical. autobiographism The tendency of writers to base their writings on their own lives. autobiographist An autobiographer. autobiographize Synonym of autobiographicalize. autobiography A self-written biography; the story of one's own life. autobioluminescence bioluminescence generated without any external influence autobioluminescent Relating to autobioluminescence autobiopic An autobiographical biopic. autobiotinylate To produce or to undergo autobiotinylation. autobiotinylated Modified by autobiotinylation autobiotinylation enzymatic biotinylation of an enzyme itself autoblanking automatic blanking autoblock A technique used in rappelling and ascending, with a friction hitch around the climbing rope. autoboat A motorboat. autoboot To boot automatically. autobox To box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object).