sturt

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• disturbance; annoyance; care
• A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.

Verb

• To vex; to annoy; to startle.
• To start with fear.

Origin

• From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.
• Compare start.