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self-replicating

self-replicating adjective: able to generate a copy of itself.

Adjective

self-replicating (not comparable)

  1. Able to generate a copy of itself.

Origin of self-replicating

From self- + replicating.

Questions about self-replicating

What does self-replicating mean?
Self-replicating means able to generate a copy of itself.
What part of speech is self-replicating?
Self-replicating is an adjective.

Words near self-replicating in the dictionary

  1. self-renunciation
  2. self-renunciations
  3. self-repair
  4. self-repairs
  5. self-repellency
  6. self-replicating
  7. self-report
  8. self-reported
  9. self-reporting
  10. self-reports
  11. self-repper

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