autocatalysis

[ aw-toh-kuh-tal-uh-sis ]

/ ˌɔ toʊ kəˈtæl ə sɪs /

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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

British Dictionary definitions for autocatalysis

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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