AUTOCATALYSIS


Meaning of AUTOCATALYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯ-tō-kə-ˈta-lə-səs ]

noun

( plural au·to·ca·tal·y·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1891

: catalysis of a reaction by one of its products

• au·to·cat·a·lyt·ic -ˌka-tə-ˈli-tik adjective

• au·to·cat·a·lyt·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.