autocatalysis

[ aw-toh-kuh-tal-uh-sis ]
/ ˌɔ toʊ kəˈtæl ə sɪs /

noun, plural au·to·ca·tal·y·ses [aw-toh-kuh-tal-uh-seez] /ˌɔ toʊ kəˈtæl əˌsiz/. Chemistry, Biochemistry.

catalysis caused by a catalytic agent formed during a reaction.

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Origin of autocatalysis

First recorded in 1890–95; auto-1 + catalysis

OTHER WORDS FROM autocatalysis

au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic [aw-toh-kat-l-it-ik] /ˌɔ toʊˌkæt lˈɪt ɪk/, adjectiveau·to·cat·a·lyt·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby autocatalysis

autobiographical, autobiography, autobiography of alice b. toklas, the, autobus, autocade, autocatalysis, autocatharsis, autocephalous, autocephaly, autochanger, autochrome
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British Dictionary definitions for autocatalytic

autocatalysis
/ (ˌɔːtəʊkəˈtælɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
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Medical definitions for autocatalytic

autocatalysis
[ ô′tō-kə-tăl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Catalysis of a chemical reaction by one of the products of the reaction.

Other words from autocatalysis

au′to•cat′a•lyt′ic (-kăt′l-ĭt′ĭk) adj.
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