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Answer for the clue "Catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction ", 13 letters:
autocatalysis

Word definitions for autocatalysis in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: autocatalyses (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autocatalysis \Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis\, n. [Auto- + catalysis.] (Chem.) Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it. -- Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic , a.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A single chemical reaction is said to have undergone autocatalysis , or be autocatalytic , if one of the reaction products is also a reactant and therefore a catalyst in the same or a coupled reaction. The reaction is called an autocatalytic reaction . ...

Usage examples of autocatalysis.

But autocatalysis and homeostasis enabled simple structures to interact and spin off more complex structures still, until living things emerged, which combined into ever more complicated entities.