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self-generating

self-generating adjective: producing something (such as electrical power) within or for itself.

Adjective

self-generating (not comparable)

  1. Producing something (such as electrical power) within or for itself.
    • a self-generating gas lamp

Origin of self-generating

From self- + generating.

Questions about self-generating

What does self-generating mean?
Self-generating means producing something (such as electrical power) within or for itself.
What part of speech is self-generating?
Self-generating is an adjective.

Words near self-generating in the dictionary

  1. self-fulfillments
  2. self-fund
  3. self-funded
  4. self-funding
  5. self-funds
  6. self-generating
  7. self-giving
  8. self-glorious
  9. self-govern
  10. self-governance
  11. self-governed

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