2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Autocatalysis \Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis\, n. [Auto- + catalysis.] (Chem.) Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it. -- {Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: autocatalysis n : catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: {autocatalyses} (pl)]
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