sturt
English
Etymology 1
From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.
Noun
sturt (plural sturts)
- (biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.
See also
- centimorgan
- morgan (named for Sturtevant's teacher)
Etymology 2
Compare start.
Noun
sturt (plural sturts)
- (obsolete, Britain, Scotland, dialectal) disturbance; annoyance; care
- (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Rolland to this entry?)
- (mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Raymond to this entry?)
Verb
sturt (third-person singular simple present sturts, present participle sturting, simple past and past participle sturted)
- (obsolete, Britain, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To vex; to annoy; to startle.
- (obsolete, Britain, Scotland, dialectal, intransitive) To start with fear.
Anagrams
- strut, trust