autocatalytic
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au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic
(aw'tō-kat'ă-lit'ik),Relating to autocatalysis.
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au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic
(aw'tō-kat-ă-lit'ik)Relating to autocatalysis.
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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), adjectiveMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
autocatalytic
(of a substance) catalysing its own production. The more substance is made, the more catalyst is available for further production.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005