adjective
- of or relating to a chemical reaction in which one of the products acts as a catalyst to speed up the reaction
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The autocatalytic reaction accelerated as more product accumulated in the solution.
- Autocatalytic processes are important in understanding certain industrial chemical syntheses.
- The enzyme exhibited autocatalytic properties, catalyzing its own formation.
- In autocatalytic systems, the rate of reaction increases over time due to product feedback.
- Scientists studied the autocatalytic nature of the polymerization to optimize production efficiency.