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lyses

lyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lyse.

Meaning of lyse

Verb

lyse (third-person singular simple present lyses, present participle lysing, simple past and past participle lysed)

  1. To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.
  2. To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

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Questions about lyses

What is lyses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lyse.

Words near lyses in the dictionary

  1. lysergide
  2. lysergides
  3. lysergol
  4. lysergyl
  5. lysergyls
  6. lyses
  7. Lysette
  8. Lysiak
  9. lysianassid
  10. lysianassids
  11. lysianassoid

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