initiāˈtion noun

initˈiative /-i-ə-tiv/ adjective

1. Serving to initiate
2. Introductory

1. The lead, first step, often considered as determining the conditions for oneself or others
2. The right or power of beginning
3. Energy and resourcefulness enabling one to act without prompting from others
4. The right to originate legislation, or a constitutional method of doing so

initˈiātor noun

1. Someone who or something that initiates
2. A substance that starts a chain reaction (chem)
3. An explosive used in a detonator

initˈiatory /-i-ə-tə-ri/ adjective

1. Tending or serving to initiate
2. Introductory

An introductory rite

initiation rite noun

A rite of passage

initiator codon noun (biochemistry)

The first codon of the coding region in messenger RNA and the point at which translation usu starts

on one's initiative

Using one's own resources and without prompting from others