self-replicating

[ self-rep-li-key-ting, self- ]

adjective

reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
Genetics. making an exact copy or copies of itself, as a strand of DNA.

Origin of self-replicating

¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Other words from self-replicating

self-rep·li·ca·tion, noun

Words Nearby self-replicating

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