autocatalytic

1. 1.

   relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis

Questions about autocatalytic

What does autocatalytic mean?

autocatalytic means "relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis".

How many syllables are in autocatalytic?

autocatalytic has 6 syllables: au-to-ca-ta-ly-tic. The stress falls on "ly".

Is autocatalytic a common word?

autocatalytic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.