Autolysis Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix auto-

Autolysis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process

autolysis self-digestion

The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.

See Also

autolyze dead water flour autocytolysis isophagy yeast decomposition

Related Terms

autolyze dead water flour autocytolysis isophagy yeast decomposition destruction tissue leavening autolytically blood autodigestion autolytic salt wine autolysate enzyme fermentation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

lysis

Rhyming Words

sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis

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