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self-replicating

[ self-rep-li-key-ting, self- ]

adjective

  1. reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature:

    self-replicating organisms.

  2. Genetics. making an exact copy or copies of itself, as a strand of DNA.


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Other Words From

  • self-repli·cation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-replicating1

First recorded in 1955–60

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