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autophagous

autophagous adjective: self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.

Adjective

autophagous (not comparable)

  1. Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.

autophagous meaning in Tamil

autophagous in Tamil

தன் தசையைத் தானே தின்று, செமிக்கிற, தன்னுணிகள் சார்ந்த

Origin of autophagous

From auto- + -phagous.

Questions about autophagous

What does autophagous mean?
Autophagous means self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
What is autophagous in Tamil?
Autophagous in Tamil is தன் தசையைத் தானே தின்று, செமிக்கிற, தன்னுணிகள் சார்ந்த. See Autophagous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is autophagous?
Autophagous is an adjective.

Words near autophagous in the dictionary

  1. autophagosomal
  2. autophagosomally
  3. autophagosome
  4. autophagosomes
  5. autophagosomic
  6. autophagous
  7. autophagy
  8. autophanous
  9. autophile
  10. autophiles
  11. autophilia

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