Autolysis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The destruction of tissues or cells of an organism by the action of substances, such as enzymes, that are produced within the organism. Also called self-digestion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
  • n. The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
  • n. The autocytolysis of blood cells.
  • n. The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Self-dissolution; in physiology, self-digestion; autodigestion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
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