Dictionary
lyse
Pronunciation: (līs), [key]
—v., lysed, lys•ing.
Immunol., Biochem.
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v.t.
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
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v.i.
to undergo lysis.
-lyse
Chiefly Brit.
var. of
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