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autolyze

verb

autolyze

verb

Etymology From auto- + lyze.

1

Biology, Natural sciences US, Said of a cell To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.

Related terms
autolysis

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.