autocatalytic

au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic

(aw'tō-kat'ă-lit'ik),

Relating to autocatalysis.

au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic

(aw'tō-kat-ă-lit'ik)

Relating to autocatalysis.

autocatalysis

(ot?o-ka-tal'i-sis) [ auto- + aatalysis]

Increase in the rate of a chemical reaction resulting from products that are produced in the reaction acting as catalysts.

Synonym: autoactivation See: catalystautocatalytic (-kat-a-lit'ik), adjective

autocatalytic

(of a substance) catalysing its own production. The more substance is made, the more catalyst is available for further production.