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AUTOCATALYTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autocatalytic mean?
• AUTOCATALYTIC (adjective)
The adjective AUTOCATALYTIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis
Familiarity information: AUTOCATALYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
autocatalysis (catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction)
Derivation:
autocatalysis (catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction)
Context examples
The NUP98 C-terminal RNA-binding domain also contains NPC target sequences, a novel protein fold, and an autocatalytic protease.
(Nucleoporin 98kD, NCI Thesaurus)
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