autolyze
Verb
Meaning
autolyze (third-person singular simple present autolyzes, present participle autolyzing, simple past and past participle autolyzed) (US)
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
Verb
autolyze (third-person singular simple present autolyzes, present participle autolyzing, simple past and past participle autolyzed) (US)
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.