lyse

[ 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.

Origin of lyse

1
1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis

Other definitions for -lyse (2 of 2)

-lyse

Chiefly British.
  1. 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 Hugo
  • In the lyse-Fiord, the sea is almost always tranquil; the sky above is serene; the place terrible.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • The ladies of our new base supply unit, said the commissioner, introducing the workers, already assigned to lyse.

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for lyse

lyse

/ (laɪs, laɪz) /


verb
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo lysis

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