autocatalysis

autocatalysis
autocatalytic /aw'toh kat'l it"ik/, adj.autocatalytically, adv.
/aw'toh keuh tal"euh sis/, n., pl. autocatalyses /-seez'/. Chem., Biochem.
catalysis caused by a catalytic agent formed during a reaction.
[1890-95; AUTO-1 + CATALYSIS]

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  • Autocatalysis — A single chemical reaction is said to have undergone autocatalysis, or be autocatalytic, if the reaction product is itself the catalyst for that reaction. A set of chemical reactions can be said to be collectively autocatalytic if a number of… …   Wikipedia

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  • autocatalysis — noun (plural autocatalyses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1891 catalysis of a reaction by one of its products • autocatalytic adjective • autocatalytically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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