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endolysis

endolysis noun: dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymes.

Noun

endolysis (uncountable)

  1. dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymes

Origin of endolysis

From endo- + -lysis.

Questions about endolysis

What does endolysis mean?
Endolysis means dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymes.
What part of speech is endolysis?
Endolysis is a noun.

Words near endolysis in the dictionary

  1. endolymphatic
  2. endolymphic
  3. endolymphs
  4. endolysin
  5. endolysins
  6. endolysis
  7. endolysosomal
  8. endolysosome
  9. endolysosomes
  10. endolytic
  11. endolytically

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