autophagy (uncountable)
(biology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(biology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
• (self-consumption): autocannibalism
• (programmed cell death): apoptosis
Source: Wiktionary
Au*toph"a*gy, n. [Gr. self + to eat.] (Med.)
Definition: The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
