n, pl  -y*ses   :  the mutually stimulating effect on the rate of growth and reproduction of two or more microorganisms in a volume of medium as compared to the rate of a single microorganism in a like volume of the same medium al*le*lo*cat*a*lyst n al*le*lo*cat*a*lyt*ic adj 
 
   
 
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