autoactivation

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noun

autocatalysis

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounautoactivation (plural autoactivations)

plural autoactivations

  1. biochemistryautocatalysis

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  12. Proto-Italic*agō
  13. Latinagō
  14. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  15. Latināctīvu
  16. Old Frenchactif
  17. Middle Englishactyf
  18. Englishactive
  19. Englishactivate
  20. Englishactivation
  21. Englishautoactivation

From auto- + activation.

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APA

autoactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivation

MLA

“autoactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivation.

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