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au•to•lyze
Pronunciation: (ôt'l-īz"), [key]
—v., -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
Biochem.
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v.t.
to cause to undergo autolysis.
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v.i.
to undergo autolysis.
Also, esp. Brit.,au'to•lyse".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.