AUTOLYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autolytic mean? 

• AUTOLYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective AUTOLYTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to self-digestion

  Familiarity information: AUTOLYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOLYTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to self-digestion

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

autolysis (lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process)

Derivation:

autolysis (lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process)

 Context examples 

Lipoteichoic acids inhibit murein hydrolase activity and their absence from the cell wall triggers uncontrolled autolytic activity rendering bacterial cells susceptible to osmotic shock.

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