au·to·ca·tal·y·sis (ô t -k -t l  -ss)n. pl. au·to·ca·tal·y·ses (-s  z) Catalysis of a chemical reaction by one of the products of the reaction. au to·cata·lytic (-ktl-tk) adj.au to·cata·lyti·cal·ly adv. |
autocatalysis [ˌɔːtəʊkəˈtælɪsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
(Chemistry) the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
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| Noun | 1. | autocatalysis - catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction catalysis, contact action - acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced" |
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