Main Entry: self–as·sem·bly

Pronunciation: \-ə-ˈsem-blē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural self–as·sem·blies

: the process by which a complex macromolecule (as collagen) or a supramolecular system (as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components

—self–as·sem·ble \-bəl\ intransitive verb