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autocatalytic

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au·to·ca·tal·y·sis  t-k-tl-ss)
n. pl. au·to·ca·tal·y·ses (-sz)
Catalysis of a chemical reaction by one of the products of the reaction.

auto·cata·lytic (-ktl-tk) adj.
auto·cata·lyti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.autocatalytic - relating to or proceeding by autocatalysisautocatalytic - relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis


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Next, the sols were ultrasonicated to promote autocatalytic reduction.
Employed and unemployed foragers are denoted by X and Y respectively: Y + X [right arrow] 2X (1) Reaction (1) illustrates the autocatalytic nature of the recruitment process.
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