hemolyze

[ hee-muh-lahyz, hem-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

, he·mo·lyzed, he·mo·lyz·ing.

1. to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis.

verb (used without object)

, he·mo·lyzed, he·mo·lyz·ing.

1. to undergo hemolysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemolyze¹

First recorded in 1900–05; hemo- + -lyze