self-replicating

[ self-rep-li-key-ting, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪ tɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
Genetics. making an exact copy or copies of itself, as a strand of DNA.

Origin of self-replicating

First recorded in 1955–60

OTHER WORDS FROM self-replicating

self-rep·li·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby self-replicating

self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint, self-retaining catheter, self-revealing

Medical definitions for self-replicating

self-replicating

adj.

Replicating oneself or itself.