noun
- plural of autocatalysis; instances or processes in which a product of a chemical reaction catalyzes the same reaction, causing it to accelerate.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The autocatalyses observed in the experiment demonstrated how the reaction rate increased as products accumulated.
- Multiple autocatalyses occur simultaneously in complex organic synthesis pathways.
- Understanding autocatalyses is essential for modeling reaction kinetics in industrial processes.
- The chemist studied several autocatalyses to optimize the production efficiency.
- Autocatalyses can lead to explosive growth in reaction rates under certain conditions.