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 autorhythmically In an autorhythmic manner. autorhythmicity The quality of being autorhythmic, or generating its own rhythm, as for example the cells of the cardiac muscle do. autorick An autorickshaw. autorickshaw A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi. autorifle An automatic rifle. autorotate To undergo autorotation. autorotation The rotation of the blades of a helicopter driven solely by the action of ascending air autorotational Relating to autorotation. autorotative Relating to, or producing autorotation. autoroute An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway. autorouter A computer program that canautomatically route tracks on a circuit board. autorun Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically. autosample To sample automatically, typically by means of an autosampler autosampled sampled automatically autosampler Any of various devices that automate a sampling process. autosampling automatic sampling autosarcophagy The eating of one's own flesh. autosave A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss. autoscale To scale automatically. autoscaler A system that automatically increases or decreases the resources available to a process depending on need and availability. autoscaling automatic scaling autoscanning automatic scanning autoscape A landscape dominated by, or designed to be viewed from, motor vehicles. autoscattering A proposed quantum effect following the recombination of a split quanton autoschediasm Anything done with little forethought or preparation. autoschediastic impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand autoschediastical autoschediastic autoschediastically In an autoschediastic manner. autoschediaze To act in an autoschediastic manner autoscope An optical instrument for examining one's own eye. autoscopic Relating to autoscopy. autoscopy The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied. autoscoring automatic scoring autoscroll To scroll automatically. autoscroller A section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up. autoscrolling Automatic scrolling. autosegment A segment on an autosegmental tier. autosegmental Of or pertaining to autosegments. autosegmentation automatic segmentation autosegmented Having autosegments autoselect To select automatically autoselection automatic selection autoselective Relating to autoselection autoselector An automatic selector. autosemantic That has an independent meaning outside of a particular context autosemination Self semination. autosend A feature (of telecommunication software etc.) that sends automatically. autosender An automatic sender. autosensing That senses automatically. autosensitization A hypersensitivity reaction to a self-antigen (any biomolecule of one's own body, usually a particular protein thereof). Often it does not occur until somehow triggered by an exogenous immune challenge (such as an infection), but once triggered it becomes its own ongoing molecular process that is independent of that stimulus. autosensitized Having undergone autosensitization. autosequencer An automatic sequencer autosequencing automatic sequencing autoserotherapy serotherapy using an autoserum autoserum A serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy. autosexed Of a purebred chicken breed, that can be sexed at hatching based on distinct, gender-specific markings, colors, or patterns. autosexing The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry. autosexual Being, or pertaining to, sex with oneself. autosexuality Sexual attraction toward oneself. autosexually In an autosexual way. autoshaped Conditioned by an autoshaping process. autoshaping An experimental procedure used to study classical conditioning by teaching a creature to respond to a stimulus. autoshift An automatic shift. autoshredder A machine that destroys cars, turning them into scrap metal and other waste. autosign To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically. autosite The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins where the other twin is parasitic. autositic Relating to an autosite. autoskeleton The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself. autoslalom A motorsport involving timed precision driving around short temporary courses marked out on spaces such as car parks or disused airport runways. autosled A motorized sled. autosleep A software or hardware feature that automatically triggers sleep mode after a period of inactivity. autosodomy Anal masturbation performed by inserting one's own penis into one's own anus. autosoliton A dissipative soliton; a stable solitary localized structure that arises in nonlinear spatially extended dissipative systems due to mechanisms of self-organization. autosomal Of or pertaining to autosomes. autosomally In an autosomal way. autosome Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes. autosomic Synonym of autosomal. autosoteric Relating to autosoterism autosoterism The belief that salvation is attained through oneself and not an external agency. autospeak Thoughtless, automatic speech. autospecific Specific to the self (an individual). autospectral Relating to an autospectrum autospectrum The variance of a function or output over time; the spectrum of a single time series. autosperm Sperm that has been produced endogenously. autosphenotic Synonym of sphenotic. autosplenectomize To have a grossly shrunken and nonfunctional spleen as a result of repeated, disease-induced splenic infarctions. autosplenectomized Having a grossly shrunken and nonfunctional spleen as a result of repeated, disease-induced splenic infarctions. autosplenectomy Disease-induced progressive shrinkage and nonfunctionalisation of the spleen. autosporangium A sporangium for autospores autospore An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella. autosporic Of or relating to autospores. autosporogenesis cell division in algae and lichen autosporogenic Relating to autosporogenesis autosporous Of or relating to autospores. autosport motorsport autosporulation Synonym of autosporogenesis. autospray Automatic spraying. autostability Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism. autostabilization automatic stabilization autostabilizer An automatic stabilizer autostage An electric bus. autostainer Any of several laboratory devices intended to automate immunohistochemistry staining. autostaining automatic staining (by means of an autostainer) autostart To start automatically. autosteer To steer automatically. autostereogram A single-image stereogram, designed to trick the human eye and brain into seeing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional image. autostereographic Relating to autostereograms. autostereoscopic Of or pertaining to autostereoscopy. autostereoscopically In an autostereoscopic manner autostereoscopy The display of stereoscopic images without the use of special viewing equipment. autosterilization Sterilization without the intervention of external agents. autosterilized sterilized by autosterilization autostichid Any member of the family Autostichidae of moths. autostimulate to self-stimulate autostimulation Synonym of self-stimulation. autostimulatory That stimulates its own action autostop A coupon-based system of hitchhiking that operated in communist Poland from the 1950s until the 1990s. autostrada A motorway in Italy (and some other countries) autostrade A highway in southern Europe. autostraightened automatically straightened autostylic Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods. autostylism Synonym of autostyly. autostyly The condition of being autostylic autosub An autonomous submarine vehicle. autosuccession An ecological succession, in which a species promotes its own continuation, so that initial population and climax are the same. autosuccessional Of or pertaining to autosuccession. autosuggest Any feature that makes automatic suggestions to the user. autosuggestibility The quality of being autosuggestible. autosuggestible Prone to autosuggestion. autosuggestion The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis. autosuggestionist A practitioner of autosuggestion. autosuggestive Employing autosuggestion. autosumoylate To cause or to undergo autosumoylation. autosumoylation The sumoylation of a ligase that sumoylates other proteins autosuperordination Synonym of autohypernymy. autoswitch To switch automatically. autosyn A type of synchro, used as part of a system to reproduce angular rotation. autosynchronization automatic synchronization autosynchronous Describing a motor whose speed is automatically synchronized by the motion of another. autosynthesis self-replication autotagging automatic tagging autotarget To target (a weapon) automatically. autotaxin An ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase that catalyzes the conversion of lysophosphatidylcholine into lysophosphatidic acid. autotelegraph Synonym of telautograph. autotelegraphic Of or relating to autotelegraphy. autotelegraphy Transmission of messages by autotelegraph. autotelic Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within. autotelism The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose. autoteller Synonym of automated teller machine. autotest A motorsport challenge involving a series of tests, generally around traffic cones, to measure precision driving skill.