lyse

[ lahys ]

/ laɪs /

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verb (used with object), lysed, lys·ing.

to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.

verb (used without object), lysed, lys·ing.

to undergo lysis.

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Origin of lyse

1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis

Other definitions for lyse (2 of 2)

-lyse

Chiefly British.

variant of -lyze.

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 In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson
Ruth Fielding had already become inured to the sights and sounds of hospital life at Lyse, and to its work as well.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson

He was being taken to Lyse, where nobody would know him and he would know nobody!
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for lyse

lyse

/ (laɪs, laɪz) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo lysis

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