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SELF-DIGESTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
Synonyms:
autolysis; self-digestion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("self-digestion" is a kind of...):
lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)