| autonomic | (adjective) relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system | - |
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| autonomous | (adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | Synonyms: independent, self-governing, sovereign |
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| (adjective) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment | Synonyms: self-directed, self-reliant |
| (adjective) existing as an independent entity | - |
| autonomy | (noun) immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | Synonyms: liberty |
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| (noun) personal independence | Synonyms: self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency |
| boutonniere | (noun) a flower that is worn in a buttonhole | - |
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| crouton | (noun) a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads | - |
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| futon | (noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame | - |
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| mouton | (noun) meat from a mature domestic sheep | Synonyms: mutton |
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| muton | (noun) the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur | - |
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| nonautonomous | (adjective) (of peoples and political bodies) controlled by outside forces | Synonyms: nonsovereign |
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| pluton | (noun) large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth | Synonyms: batholite, batholith, plutonic rock |
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| plutonic | (adjective) of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro | Synonyms: irruptive |
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| plutonium | (noun) a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 | Synonyms: atomic number 94, Pu |
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