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autolysis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun autolysis has 1 sense
- autolysis(n = noun.process) self-digestion - lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process; Array is a kind of lysis
Derived form adjective autolytic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
autolysis, n.
lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis.
"Autolysis occurs to tissues of higher animals when they are detached from the organism."
[WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
autolysis, n. the destruction of cells by their own enzymes.
Derivative
autolytic adj.
Etymology
G Autolyse (as AUTO-, -LYSIS)
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