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/awt"l uyz'/, v., autolyzed, autolyzing. Biochem.v.t.1. to cause to undergo autolysis.v.i.2. to undergo autolysis.Also, esp. Brit., autolyse.[1900-05; back formation from AUTOLYSIS, on the model of ANALYZE]
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autolyze — [ôt′ə līz΄] vt., vi. autolyzed, autolyzing to affect with or undergo autolysis … English World dictionary
autolyze — verb ( lyzed; lyzing) Etymology: back formation from autolysis Date: 1903 intransitive verb to undergo autolysis transitive verb to subject to autolysis … New Collegiate Dictionary
autolyze — verb To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes … Wiktionary
autolyze — To undergo autolysis. SYN: autolyse. * * * au·to·lyze or Brit au·to·lyse ȯt əl .īz vb, lyzed or Brit lysed; lyz·ing or Brit lys·ing vi to undergo autolysis vt to subject to autolysis * * * au·to·lyze (awґto līz) to undergo or to cause to… … Medical dictionary
autolyze — v. cause autolysis; undergo autolysis (breakdown of tissues as a result of the activity of enzymes contained within it) … English contemporary dictionary
autolyze — au·to·lyze … English syllables
autolyze — au•to•lyze [[t]ˈɔt lˌaɪz[/t]] v. lyzed, lyz•ing 1) biochem. to cause to undergo autolysis 2) biochem. to undergo autolysis • Etymology: 1900–05; back formation from autolysis, on the model of analyze … From formal English to slang
autolyze — ˈȯd.əlˌīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: from New Latin autolysis, after such pairs as Medieval Latin analysis: English analyze intransitive verb : to undergo autolysis transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
autolyse — British variant of autolyze … New Collegiate Dictionary
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