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 autogravure A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype. autogreet A greeting issued automatically in a chat room, etc. when a user joins. autogressive Synonym of autoregressive. autogrooming The grooming of an animal by itself. autogrowth Automatic growth (of a storage quota). autoguidance automatic guidance autoguide To guide automatically. autoguiding automatic guiding autogynandromorphophilia The supposed paraphilic attraction to the thought of being a transgender woman ("gynandromorph"). autogynephile A person who exhibits autogynephilia. autogynephilia In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism. autogynephiliac A person who has autogynephilia. autogynephilic Of or pertaining to autogynephilia. autogynesmile A coy or gloating smile exhibited by a trans woman. autogyro An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller. autohaemorrhaging The action of an animal (such as certain beetles and lizards) that deliberately ejects haemolymph or blood from its body as a defense mechanism. autohagiographer The writer of a flattering autobiography. autohagiography An autobiography of a saint. autohaler A breath-activated inhaler. autoharp A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord. autoharpist Someone who plays the autoharp. autohelm Equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. autohemagglutination Synonym of autoagglutination. autohemodilution autologous hemodilution autohemolysin Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body autohemolysis hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin autohemotherapy The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient. autohesion The spontaneous bonding or adherence between two unvulcanized surfaces of an elastomer. autohesive Relating to autohesion. autoheterodyne autodyne autoheterotrophic autotrophic and heterotrophic autohexaploid hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes autohide To hide (a visual element) automatically. autohistoradiographic Relating to autohistoradiography. autohistoradiographically By means of autohistoradiography. autohistoradiography A form of historadiography that uses radioisotopes instead of X-rays autoholonym A word that is a holonym of itself, displaying vertical polysemy via a broader subsense that denotes a whole comprising the part (portion) that the stricter main sense denotes. autoholonymy The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is holonymous to another. autohomeomorphism Synonym of self-homeomorphism. autohomicide The act of suicide; the act of taking one's own life. autohomoerotic Exhibiting or relating to autohomoeroticism. autohomoeroticism In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the proposed paraphilic tendency of a female person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being male and engaging in homoeroticism. autohotel A love hotel in South or Central America. autohybridize To cause, or to undergo autohybridization autohybridized Modified by autohybridization autohydrogenotrophic Both autotrophic and hydrogenotrophic autohydrolysis hydrolysis using water alone (often at high temperatures) autohypernym A word that is a hypernym of itself, displaying vertical polysemy via a broader secondary sense whose denotation is a superset of what the stricter main sense denotes. autohypernymy The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another. autohyperonymy Synonym of autohypernymy. autohypnosis Hypnosis of oneself. autohypnotic Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing. autohypnotism autohypnosis autohypnotization Synonym of autohypnosis. autohyponym A word that is a hyponym of itself. autohyponymic Synonym of autohyponymous. autohyponymous Being or relating to an autohyponym: a polysemous word (that is, one with multiple senses) such that one sense is a hyponym of another. autohyponymy The quality or state of being an autohyponym; the semantic relation between a sense of a term (word) with another sense of the same term. autoicon Something that serves as an icon representing itself. autoicous autoecious autoignite To ignite spontaneously. autoigniting That undergoes autoignition. autoignition Spontaneous combustion. autoiliac Describing a bone graft of the ilium using tissue from the same bone. autoimitation The imitation of oneself. autoimmune Of or pertaining to autoimmunity. autoimmunity The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder. autoimmunization The process of becoming autoimmune. autoimmunoanalyzer An automatic immunoanalyzer autoimmunogenic Synonym of autoantigenic. autoimmunologic Of or pertaining to autoimmunology autoimmunological Relating to autoimmunology autoimmunologically In terms of autoimmunology. autoimmunology The branch of immunology that studies autoimmunity autoimmunostainer An automated immunostainer autoinactivation inactivation without external influence autoincrement To increment automatically. autoindexed automatically indexed (by means of autoindexing) autoindexing automatic indexing autoinduce To induce its own production autoinducer Any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing autoinducible Capable of autoinduction. autoinducing That promotes autoinduction. autoinduction The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it autoinductive That exhibits autoinduction autoinfanticide The act of traveling back in time to the past and killing oneself as a baby. autoinfect To infect via autoinfection. autoinfection The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host. autoinfective That leads to autoinfection autoinflammation inflammation as a result of an autoimmune disease autoinflammatory Describing any inflammatory disease that arises in the absence of pathogens, antibodies etc. autoinfusion The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss) autoinhibit To regulate a protein function through autoinhibition. autoinhibited Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition autoinhibition Any of several intramolecular interactions that regulate protein function. autoinhibitory Of or pertaining to autoinhibition autoinjected injected by means of autoinjection autoinjection A (semi-)automatic injection (such as that of an autoinjector). autoinjector A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug. autoinoculability The quality of being autoinoculable. autoinoculable Capable of autoinoculation autoinoculate To cause or to undergo autoinoculation. autoinoculation inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells) autoinstall automatic installation autoinstallation automatic installation autoinsufflate To force air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged; to perform the Valsalva manoeuvre. autoinsufflation The action of forcing air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged. autointegration intramolecular integration of a retrovirus autointeraction self-interaction autointoxicant Any substance causing autointoxication. autointoxicate To cause to undergo autointoxication. autointoxication Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines. autointoxicative Relating to, or causing autointoxication autoion An ion which has been formed by autoionization autoionic Relating to autoions. autoionization A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state autoionizational Relating to autoionization. autoionize To spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state autoiris A camera iris that adjusts automatically based on light levels. autoist One who drives an automobile. autojoin A software feature that allows the user to join an IRC channel automatically (either on first connecting to the server or after being kicked). autojumble A sale of second-hand spare parts for old cars autokabalesis Jumping from a significant height to the ground as an act of suicide or due to psychiatric disorder. autokeratometer An automatic, hand-held keratometer autokeratometry keratometry by means of an autokeratometer autokeratoplasty The grafting of corneal tissue from one eye to the other autokeratorefractometer An automated keratorefractometer autokeratorefractometry keratorefractometry by means of an autokeratorefractometer autokey Being a cipher that incorporates the plaintext into the key. autokick To kick (a user) from an IRC channel automatically. autokill A software setting that automatically disconnects a user whenever they attempt to connect. autokinase A protein kinase or domain which promotes autophosphorylation autokinesis A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move. autokinesy autokinesis autokinetic Moving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis. autokinetical autokinetic autokoenonous Relating to autokoenony. autolactation The act, process, or practice of lactation stimulated by oneself or otherwise without external stimulation, typically for erotic purposes. autoland An instance of autolanding. autolanding A landing made automatically by a system on the aircraft, with the flight crew only supervising the process. autolaryngoscope A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy autolaryngoscopic Relating to autolaryngoscopy. autolaryngoscopy laryngoscopy on one's own larynx autolater A worshipper of the self. autolatric Relating to autolatry autolatrous self-worshipping autolatry The worship of oneself. autolaunch To launch automatically. autolayout Automatic layout. autolearning automatic learning