self-accelerating
adjective
self-ac·cel·e·rat·ing
ˌself-ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: accelerating by oneself or itself especially as a result of previous acceleration
… the tipping point where revitalization feeds on itself, becoming self-sustaining, even self-accelerating.—
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The issue stems from a self-accelerating process called thermal runaway.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2013
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2013
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