lyse
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
Origin of lyse
1Other definitions for -lyse (2 of 2)
variant of -lyze.
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How to use lyse in a sentence
Nowhere do these terrific forces appear more formidably conjoined than in the surprising strait known as the lyse-Fiord.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoIn the lyse-Fiord, the sea is almost always tranquil; the sky above is serene; the place terrible.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThe ladies of our new base supply unit, said the commissioner, introducing the workers, already assigned to lyse.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross | Alice B. EmersonRuth Fielding had already become inured to the sights and sounds of hospital life at lyse, and to its work as well.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross | Alice B. EmersonHe was being taken to lyse, where nobody would know him and he would know nobody!
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross | Alice B. Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for lyse
/ (laɪs, laɪz) /
to undergo or cause to undergo lysis
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