autolyze

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôt′l īz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
au•to•lyze  (ôt′l īz′),USA pronunciation v., -lyzed, -lyz•ing. [Biochem.]
v.t. 
  1. Biochemistryto cause to undergo autolysis.

v.i. 
  1. Biochemistryto undergo autolysis.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] au′to•lyse′. 
  • back formation from autolysis, on the model of analyze 1900–05


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