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self-replicating

(-repli kāt′iŋ)

adjective

having the ability to replicate, or produce copies of, itself

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See self-replicating in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Replicating oneself or itself: DNA is a self-replicating molecule.

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  • selfˌ-repˌli·caˈtion noun

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