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self-aˈssembly
1. [self- 2 b.] Subsequent assembly of something bought in the form of a kit; usu. attrib., denoting items (e.g. furniture) sold in this form.
a1966in G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising (1966) xv. 137 Peerless brings within your reach..the luxury of a Built⁓in Bedroom at a price you can really afford With Dovetail Self-assembly Units. 1978Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 27/1 (Advt.), Broom unit for self assembly {pstlg}10. 1980Daily Tel. 9 July 2/1 A subsidiary..which makes self-assembly garages and prefabricated home extensions.
2. Biol. [self- 1 a.] The spontaneous formation of a sub-cellular particle from its components, e.g. that of a ribosome or of a virus in a medium containing the appropriate RNA and proteins. Hence self-aˈssemble v. intr.
1969Jrnl. Molecular Biol. XL. 412 We feel that the general principle of self-assembly revealed in the present in vitro system also operates in vivo. 1977Jrnl. Protozool. XXIV. 9/1 Self-assembly of a restricted number of different macromolecular subunits to form comparatively simple structures such as a rhizoplast, a pelta, or a trichocyst. 1978Sci. Amer. Nov. 53 (caption) The virus ‘self-assembles’ spontaneously in the test tube from its constituent RNA molecule and protein subunits, giving rise to infective virus particles indistinguishable from those found in nature. |