AUTOLYSIS


Meaning of AUTOLYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -lə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1902

: breakdown of all or part of a cell or tissue by self-produced enzymes

• au·to·lyt·ic ˌȯ-tə-ˈli-tik adjective

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