Definition of "self-perpetuating" []

• Having the power to renew or perpetuate oneself or itself for an indefinite length of time. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It is self-perpetuating, which is why the quality of food and food supplements is so important."
• "Lars Perner, an Assistant Professor at USC's Department of Clinical Marketing calls a self-perpetuating shortage."
• ""The political parties here are self-perpetuating clans," said artist and film director Jan Bucquoy ."