self-cleaning
adjective
self-clean·ing
ˌself-ˈklē-niŋ 
: capable of cleaning itself
a self-cleaning oven
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The Professional Series 750 does include a few basic presets for things like hot soups, smoothies, frozen desserts, and self-cleaning—still tame compared to the Ascent Series.
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Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Special Feature Toilet Trend The Houzz survey says that more than 40% of homeowners are including toilets with special features, including bidet functionality, air dryers, heated seats and self-cleaning, the survey reported.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Best of all, the plant is self-cleaning so there is no need to deadhead spent flowers to keep those blooms coming.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
The plant is sterile and self-cleaning, so there's no need to deadhead.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024
Coconut oil can temporarily relieve vaginal dryness and discomfort but can interfere with your natural vaginal self-cleaning.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 2 Mar. 2024
This range is one of the most affordable options on our list, but still comes packed with kit and cooking options including convection, air-frying, and self-cleaning.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
But because the time and place of an animal’s death are rarely predictable, the vulture’s reliance on carrion has forged, along with a flexible neck for poking into corpses and a featherless head for easy self-cleaning, a creative, cunning and wide-ranging mind.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Because of the high lanolin content in the fabric, this wool blanket is almost self-cleaning.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
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Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Special Feature Toilet Trend The Houzz survey says that more than 40% of homeowners are including toilets with special features, including bidet functionality, air dryers, heated seats and self-cleaning, the survey reported.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Best of all, the plant is self-cleaning so there is no need to deadhead spent flowers to keep those blooms coming.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
The plant is sterile and self-cleaning, so there's no need to deadhead.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024
Coconut oil can temporarily relieve vaginal dryness and discomfort but can interfere with your natural vaginal self-cleaning.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 2 Mar. 2024
This range is one of the most affordable options on our list, but still comes packed with kit and cooking options including convection, air-frying, and self-cleaning.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
But because the time and place of an animal’s death are rarely predictable, the vulture’s reliance on carrion has forged, along with a flexible neck for poking into corpses and a featherless head for easy self-cleaning, a creative, cunning and wide-ranging mind.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Because of the high lanolin content in the fabric, this wool blanket is almost self-cleaning.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Self-cleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-cleaning. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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