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autolyze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tolyze
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.

American usage

Etymology

From auto- + lyze.

Usage

Inflected Forms

autolyzes (present, singular) autolyzing (participle, present) autolyzed (participle, past) autolyzed (past) autolyse (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

autolysis

Questions

What does autolyze mean?
To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
Where does autolyze come from?
From auto- + lyze.

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