HETEROLYSIS

Etymology

Noun

heterolysis (plural heterolyses)

(chemistry) In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions

(biology) The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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