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Definition of Autocatalysis
1. Noun. Catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction.
Definition of Autocatalysis
1. n. 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.
Definition of Autocatalysis
1. Noun. (chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products ¹
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Definition of Autocatalysis
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Medical Definition of Autocatalysis
1. A reaction in which one or more of the products formed acts to catalyze the reaction; beginning slowly, the rate of such a reaction rapidly increases. Compare: chain reaction. Synonym: autoactivation. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autocatalysis
Literary usage of Autocatalysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Physical Chemistry from the Standpoint by Edward Wight Washburn (1921)
"autocatalysis.—Some reactions are catalyzed by the presence of one or more of
their own reaction products and are, therefore, ..."
2. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"THE APPLICATION OF THE FORMULA OF autocatalysis TO CENTRAL NERVOUS PHENOMENA.
The time-relations of any Voluntary Movement are primarily governed by events ..."
3. Report (1913)
"The characteristic course of a reaction involving autocatalysis is a velocity,
... What we at first thought to be a typical example of autocatalysis is ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Aromatics having higher reactivity than benzene showed an autocatalysis as shown
in BF of Figure 3. It is interesting to note that the initial rate of ..."
5. A System of Physical Chemistry by William Cudmore McCullagh Lewis (1916)
"(3) If the reaction takes place between the alcohol; the ions of the acid, which
is bimolecular and does away with the possibility autocatalysis, ..."
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