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exolysis

exolysis noun: dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by enzymes from another organism.

Noun

exolysis (uncountable)

  1. dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by enzymes from another organism

Origin of exolysis

From exo- + -lysis.

Questions about exolysis

What does exolysis mean?
Exolysis means dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by enzymes from another organism.
What part of speech is exolysis?
Exolysis is a noun.

Words near exolysis in the dictionary

  1. exolving
  2. exolyase
  3. exolyases
  4. exolysin
  5. exolysins
  6. exolysis
  7. exolytic
  8. exolytically
  9. exomarker
  10. exomarkers
  11. ExoMars

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