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bacteriolysis

bacteriolysis noun: the destruction of bacteria by lysis.

Noun

bacteriolysis (usually uncountable, plural bacteriolyses)

  1. (usually) The destruction of bacteria by lysis

Forms of bacteriolysis

pluralbacteriolyses

Origin of bacteriolysis

From bacterio- + -lysis.

Words that rhyme with bacteriolysis

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Questions about bacteriolysis

What does bacteriolysis mean?
Bacteriolysis means the destruction of bacteria by lysis.
What part of speech is bacteriolysis?
Bacteriolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of bacteriolysis?
The plural of bacteriolysis is bacteriolyses.

Words near bacteriolysis in the dictionary

  1. bacteriolysed
  2. bacteriolyses
  3. bacteriolysin
  4. bacteriolysing
  5. bacteriolysins
  6. bacteriolysis
  7. bacteriolytic
  8. bacteriolytically
  9. bacteriolyze
  10. bacteriolyzed
  11. bacteriolyzes

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