Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
LYSES
LYSIS
lysis
(noun) (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
lysis
(noun) recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lyses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lyse
Anagrams
• Slyes, sleys, syles
Source: Wiktionary
LYSIS
Ly"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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