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autocatalysis

Definition of autocatalysis

noun

[mass noun] Chemistry
  • catalysis of a reaction by one of its products.

Derivatives

autocatalyst

noun

autocatalytic

adjective

autocatalysis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of autocatalysis in the US English dictionary
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