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self-propagates

self-propagates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-propagate.

Meaning of self-propagate

Verb

self-propagate (third-person singular simple present self-propagates, present participle self-propagating, simple past and past participle self-propagated)

  1. (intransitive) To reproduce without outside help.
    • The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N.; Overcast, W.B.; Brosch, J.R.; Graner, B.D.; Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of...

Questions about self-propagates

What is self-propagates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Self-propagates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-propagate.

Words near self-propagates in the dictionary

  1. self-promotional
  2. self-promotions
  3. self-pronouncing
  4. self-propagate
  5. self-propagated
  6. self-propagates
  7. self-propagating
  8. self-propelled
  9. self-propelling
  10. self-protection
  11. self-protective

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