autocatalysis
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Autocatalysis — Au to*ca*tal y*sis, n. [Auto + catalysis.] (Chem.) Self catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it. {Au to*cat a*lyt ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autocatalysis — autocatalysis. См. аутокатализ. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
autocatalysis — [ôt΄ō kə tal′ə sis] n. a chemical reaction in which one or more of the products act as catalysts to accelerate the reaction … English World dictionary
Autocatalysis — A single chemical reaction is said to have undergone autocatalysis, or be autocatalytic, if the reaction product is itself the catalyst for that reaction. A set of chemical reactions can be said to be collectively autocatalytic if a number of… … Wikipedia
autocatalysis — autokatalizė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Savaiminė katalizė reakcijos produktais. atitikmenys: angl. autocatalysis rus. автокатализ … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
autocatalysis — noun (plural autocatalyses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1891 catalysis of a reaction by one of its products • autocatalytic adjective • autocatalytically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
autocatalysis — autocatalytic /aw toh kat l it ik/, adj. autocatalytically, adv. /aw toh keuh tal euh sis/, n., pl. autocatalyses / seez /. Chem., Biochem. catalysis caused by a catalytic agent formed during a reaction. [1890 95; AUTO 1 + CATALYSIS] * * * … Universalium
autocatalysis — A reaction in which one or more of the products formed acts to catalyze the reaction; beginning slowly, the rate of such a reaction rapidly increases. Cf.:chain reaction. SYN: autoactivation. * * * au·to·ca·tal·y·sis .ȯt ō kə tal ə səs n, pl… … Medical dictionary
autocatalysis — n. self catalysis (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
autocatalysis — noun Chemistry catalysis of a reaction by one of its products. Derivatives autocatalytic adjective … English new terms dictionary
