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autocatalysis
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autocatalysis /au·to·ca·tal·y·sis/ (-kah-tal´ĭ-sis) catalysis in which a product of the reaction hastens the catalysis.
au·to·ca·tal·y·sis t-k-tl-ss)
n.
Catalysis of a chemical reaction by one of the products of the reaction.

auto·cata·lytic (-ktl-tk) adj.

autocatalysis [aw″to-kah-tal´ĭ-sis]
an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction in which a product of the reaction itself hastens or intensifies the rate.

autocatalysis
catalysis in which a product of the reaction hastens or intensifies the catalysis.


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Next, the sols were ultrasonicated to promote autocatalytic reduction.
Employed and unemployed foragers are denoted by X and Y respectively: Y + X [right arrow] 2X (1) Reaction (1) illustrates the autocatalytic nature of the recruitment process.
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