| AUTOEROTIC | • autoerotic adj. Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory. • AUTOEROTIC adj. relating to sexual excitement or gratification gained from one's own body, with or without external stimulation. |
| AUTOROTATE | • autorotate v. (Intransitive) To undergo autorotation. • AUTOROTATE v. to self-turn. |
| AUTOROUTES | • autoroutes n. Plural of autoroute. • AUTOROUTE n. a Continental motorway. |
| AUTOSPORTS | • autosports n. Plural of autosport. • AUTOSPORT n. the sport of motor-racing. |
| AUTOTROPHS | • autotrophs n. Plural of autotroph. • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUTOTROPHY | • autotrophy n. (Biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| COMMUTATOR | • commutator n. An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current. • commutator n. (Group theory) A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg−1h−1, where g and h are elements… • commutator n. (Ring theory) A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements… |
| COMPUTATOR | • computator n. (Archaic) A person who performs computations. • computator n. (Archaic) A mechanical device that performs computation. • computator n. (Humorous) Synonym of computer (“electronic device”) (Can we add an example for this sense?). |
| OBTURATION | • obturation n. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. • obturation n. (Firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge… • OBTURATION n. an obstruction. |
| OBTURATORS | • obturators n. Plural of obturator. • OBTURATOR n. a structure or device that closes a cavity. |
| OUTERCOATS | • outercoats n. Plural of outercoat. • OUTERCOAT n. a coat. |
| POSTULATOR | • postulator n. A person who postulates something as the basis of an argument. • postulator n. A Roman Catholic official who makes the case for the beatification or canonization of a proposed saint. • POSTULATOR n. an official who presents case for canonization or beatification. |
| ROUSTABOUT | • roustabout n. (Chiefly US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship, 19th c. • ROUSTABOUT n. a casual or unskilled laborer, esp. on an oil rig, also ROUSEABOUT. |
| STROMATOUS | • stromatous adj. Stromatic; relating to stroma. • STROMATOUS adj. of or like a stroma, the connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ. |
| TRAITOROUS | • traitorous adj. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal. • traitorous adj. (Law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious. • TRAITOROUS adj. guilty or capable of treason. |