self-multiplying
adjectiveUK /ˌself ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ/
US /ˌself ˈmʌltəplaɪɪŋ/
Something that makes more of itself all by itself.
The self-multiplying toy robots kept making copies of themselves until the room was full.
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2. Growing in number very quickly, like a chain reaction.
The rumor was self-multiplying, spreading to every classroom by lunchtime.
3. In math, a number that keeps multiplying by itself.
A self-multiplying pattern of twos gives 2, 4, 8, 16, and so on.
4. Able to copy itself without help from outside.
The self-multiplying cells divided again and again in the dish.