auxilytic

[ awk-suh-lit-ik ]

/ ˌɔk səˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective Biochemistry.

promoting lysis or increasing lytic action.

Nearby words

auxiliary rafter, auxiliary rotor, auxiliary storage, auxiliary tone, auxiliary verb, auxilytic, auxin, auxo, auxo-, auxocardia, auxochrome

Origin of auxilytic

aux- + -i- + -lytic

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Medicine definitions for auxilytic

auxilytic

[ ôk′sə-lĭt′ĭk ]

adj.

Increasing the effectiveness of a lysin; favoring lysis.

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