autolyse

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A form of autolyze — To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbautolyse (third-person singular simple present autolyses, present participle autolysing, simple past and past participle autolysed)

present singular third person autolyses · participle present autolysing · participle past autolysed · past autolysed

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of autolyze.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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