A ritual during which an initiate is admitted to an organization or given secret knowledge; sometimes contains one or more tests that have to be passed or endured

(genetics) A codon that signals the first amino acid to be used in the synthesis of the polypeptide chain of a protein; either AUG or GUG

A measure put directly to a vote after being submitted by a petition.

(ecology) lay date. This has relevance to avian breeding habits.

In surveying, the point where the principal meridian crosses the baseline.

(category theory) An object within a category which sends out arrows to all other objects in that category, and such that each of these arrows is unique.

plural of clutch initiation

plural of initial point

plural of initial object

plural of initiation ceremony