self-limiting

American  

[self-lim-i-ting] / ˈsɛlfˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. limiting oneself or itself.

   a self-limiting authority.

2. (of a disease) self-limited.

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Other Word Forms

• self-limitation noun

Etymology

Origin of self-limiting

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Most childhood coughs are viral, self-limiting, and resolve on their own within a week.

From BBC

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: self-limiting.

From Slate

The laboratory-produced mosquitoes carry a "self-limiting" gene that prevents female mosquito offspring from surviving to adulthood when they mate.

From BBC

While the oxidation of tantalum is usually self-limiting -- a key reason for its relatively long coherence time -- the team wanted to explore strategies to further restrain oxidation to see if they could improve the material's performance.

From Science Daily

In the season of giving, getting, and evaluating self-improvement advice, there’s a line between over-optimism and self-limiting skepticism.

From Slate