LYSIS


Meaning of LYSIS in English

[ 'lʌɪsɪs ]

■ noun Biology the disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane.

Origin

C19: from L., from Gk lusis 'loosening', from luein 'loosen'.

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