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.]