autolyze

au·to·lyze

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awt-l-ahyz]
- /ˈɔt lˌaɪz/
- /ˌɔːtəʊlˈaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awt-l-ahyz]
- /ˈɔt lˌaɪz/

Definitions of autolyze word

verb transitive autolyze to affect with or undergo autolysis 3
verb with object autolyze to cause to undergo autolysis. 1
verb without object autolyze to undergo autolysis. 1
noun autolyze (biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes. 1

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Origin of autolyze

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; back formation from autolysis, on the model of analyze

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Parts of speech for Autolyze

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Autolyze

autolyze popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

autolyze usage trend in Literature

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