Associations to the word «Autolysis»

Wiktionary

AUTOLYSIS, noun. (pathology) (cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
AUTOLYSIS, noun. (pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
AUTOLYSIS, noun. (pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
AUTOLYSIS, noun. The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.

Dictionary definition

AUTOLYSIS, noun. Lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery