Word: autolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: au
tol
y
sis
Definition: The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
Morphemes:
Affix: auto-
Language: en
Meaning: self
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
Meaning: breakdown
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process