autocatalytic

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adjective

catalyzed by one of its own products

OriginEnglish catalytic ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew →
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Meanings

adjectiveautocatalytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrycatalyzed by one of its own products

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autocatalytical

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. Englishcatalytic
  11. Englishautocatalytic

From auto- + catalytic.

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Translations

French autocatalytique
  • autocatalytiquecatalyzed by one of its own products
Hungarian autokatalitikus
  • autokatalitikuscatalyzed by one of its own products
Italian autocatalitico
  • autocataliticocatalyzed by one of its own products
Polish autokatalityczny
  • autokatalitycznycatalyzed by one of its own products
Cite this entry
APA

autocatalytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocatalytic

MLA

“autocatalytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocatalytic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocatalytic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocatalytic.

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