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- AUTREFOIS
- AUTUMNTraditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of Sept
- AUTUMNALOf or relating to autumn.
- AUTUMNSplural of autumn
- AUTUMNYCharacteristic of autumn.
- AUTUNITEA yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O.
- AUTUNITESplural of autunite
- AUXANOMETERAn instrument to measure the growth of plants.
- AUXETICHaving the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
- AUXETICSplural of auxetic
- AUXILIARauxiliary
- AUXILIARSplural of auxiliar
- AUXILIARYHelping; giving assistance or support.
- AUXINA 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 l
- AUXINICRelating to, or composed of, auxins.
- AUXINSplural of auxin
- AUXOCHROMEany atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
- AUXOCHROMESplural of auxochrome
- AUXOCYTE
- AUXOCYTES
- AUXOMETERSplural of auxometer
- AUXOSPOREA reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
- AUXOTONICRelating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
- AUXOTROPHAny microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
- AUXOTROPHICDescribing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
- AUXOTROPHIESplural of auxotrophy
- AUXOTROPHSplural of auxotroph
- AUXOTROPHYThe inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
- AVAILTo turn to the advantage of. [ with of]
- AVAILEDsimple past and past participle of avail
- AVAILINGpresent participle and gerund of avail
- AVAILSplural of avail
- AVALA financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
- AVALETo cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
- AVALEDsimple past and past participle of avale
- AVALESthird-person singular simple present indicative of avale
- AVALINGpresent participle and gerund of avale
- AVALON
- AVANCE
- AVANTThe front of an army; the vanguard.
- AVANTE
- AVANTI
- AVAR
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVARICESplural of avarice
- AVARICIOUSActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- AVARICIOUSLYIn a greedy or self-serving manner.
- AVARIS
- AVARY
- AVAS
- AVASTHold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
- AVASTIN
- AVAUNTBegone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
- AVAUNTEDsimple past and past participle of avaunt
- AVAUNTSplural of avaunt
- AVEA
- AVEC
- AVELTo pull away.
- AVEN
- AVENGETo take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- AVENGEDsimple past and past participle of avenge
- AVENGEFULvengeful
- AVENGEROne who avenges or vindicates.
- AVENGERSplural of avenger
- AVENGESplural of avenge
- AVENIR
- AVENIRS
- AVENSA plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
- AVENTADOR
- AVENTAILA curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
- AVENTAILSplural of aventail
- AVENTUREaccident; chance; adventure
- AVENTURESplural of aventure
- AVENUEA broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
- AVENUESplural of avenue
- AVERTo assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- AVERAGEAny measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- AVERAGEDsimple past and past participle of average
- AVERAGELYIn an average manner.
- AVERAGESplural of average
- AVERMENTThe act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
- AVERMENTSplural of averment
- AVERNA
- AVERNUS
- AVERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of aver
- AVERSEHaving a repugnance or opposition of mind.
- AVERSELYBackward; in a backward direction
- AVERSIONOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- AVERTTo turn aside or away.
- AVERTABLEPreventable.
- AVERTEDTurned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
- AVERTEDLYIn an averted manner; turned away.
- AVERTINGpresent participle and gerund of avert
- AVERTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of avert
- AVERY
- AVESplural of ave
- AVESTAN
- AVEY
- AVGASGasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
- AVIA