noun Date: 1966 the process by which a complex macromolecule (as collagen) or a supramolecular system (as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components, self-assemble intransitive verb
SELF-ASSEMBLY
Meaning of SELF-ASSEMBLY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012