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self-limiting

self-limiting adjective: that limits its own growth.

Adjective

self-limiting (not comparable)

  1. That limits its own growth.
    • a self-limiting colony of organisms
    • a self-limiting disease
    Synonyms:
    self-resolving

Synonyms of self-limiting

Antonyms

Questions about self-limiting

What does self-limiting mean?
Self-limiting means that limits its own growth.
What part of speech is self-limiting?
Self-limiting is an adjective.

Words near self-limiting in the dictionary

  1. self-lie
  2. self-lies
  3. self-life
  4. self-limitation
  5. self-limited
  6. self-limiting
  7. self-liquidator
  8. self-liquidators
  9. self-loader
  10. self-loaders
  11. self-loading

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