NOUN | process | autolysis, self-digestion | lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process |
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Meaning | Lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process. | |
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Synonym | self-digestion | |
Broader | lysis | (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria |
Spanish | autolisis | |
Catalan | autolisi, autòlisi | |
Adjectives | autolytic | of or relating to self-digestion |
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