autolysis

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
 * 2)  The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
 * 3)  The autocytolysis of blood cells.
 * 4)  The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
 * 5)  A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
 * 1)  A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.

Related terms

 * autolysate
 * autolytic

Translations

 * Bulgarian: саморазлагане
 * Catalan: autòlisi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: aŭtolizo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Kazakh: автолиз
 * Malay: autolisis
 * Polish: autoliza
 * Portuguese: autólise
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: saribilos