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autolysate

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[aw-tol-uh-seyt] / ɔˈtɒl əˌseɪt /

noun

Biochemistry.

a substance produced by autolysis.

Etymology

Origin of autolysate

First recorded in 1925–30; autolys(is) + -ate ²

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