lyse

¹

[ lahys ]

verb (used with object)

, lysed, lys·ing.

1. to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.

verb (used without object)

, lysed, lys·ing.

1. to undergo lysis.

-lyse

²

Chiefly British.

1. variant of -lyze.

lyse

/ laɪz; laɪs /

verb

1. to undergo or cause to undergo lysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyse¹

1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis

Example Sentences

Nowhere do these terrific forces appear more formidably conjoined than in the surprising strait known as the Lyse-Fiord.

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In the Lyse-Fiord, the sea is almost always tranquil; the sky above is serene; the place terrible.

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The ladies of our new base supply unit, said the commissioner, introducing the workers, already assigned to Lyse.

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Ruth Fielding had already become inured to the sights and sounds of hospital life at Lyse, and to its work as well.

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He was being taken to Lyse, where nobody would know him and he would know nobody!

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