Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Autocatalysis \Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis\, n. [Auto- + catalysis.]
(Chem.)
Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own
products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by
reduction of a small portion of it. -- Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic,
a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
autocatalysis
n 1: catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of
the reaction