LYSE

Etymology

Verb

lyse (third-person singular simple present lyses, present participle lysing, simple past and past participle lysed)

(biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.

(biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

Anagrams

• Slye, leys, lyes, sely, sley, syle

Source: Wiktionary



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