Autocatalysis
Pronunciation : Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis
Part of Speech : n. [Auto-+ catalysis.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913