"autolyze" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: autolyzes [present, singular, third-person], autolyzing [participle, present], autolyzed [participle, past], autolyzed [past]
Etymology: From auto- + lyze. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|lyze}} auto- + lyze Head templates: {{en-verb}} autolyze (third-person singular simple present autolyzes, present participle autolyzing, simple past and past participle autolyzed), {{tlb|en|US}} (US)
  1. (biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes. Tags: US Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: autolyse [UK] Related terms: autolysis Translations (Translations): autolizować [imperfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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