Home › Words › A › allelocatalysisallelocatalysisallelocatalysis means the supposed mutual stimulation of the growth of similar bacteria.EtymologyFrom allelo- + catalysis.nounThe supposed mutual stimulation of the growth of similar bacteriaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.allelocatalytic 69% match — Relating to allelocatalysis vs allelocatalysis →allolysis 62% match — lysis induced by cells of the same species or phylotype vs allelocatalysis →allostimulatory 54% match — Relating to allostimulation or an allostimulator vs allelocatalysis →allostimulation 54% match — stimulation by an alloantigen vs allelocatalysis →cocolonization 53% match — Simultaneous colonization by two or more species of bacteria vs allelocatalysis →autoaggregation 53% match — The aggregation of bacteria under the influence of adhesin vs allelocatalysis →bifidogenesis 53% match — The promotion of Bifidobacterium growth. vs allelocatalysis →allostimulator 52% match — Any material that produces allostimulation vs allelocatalysis →