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bacteriolysis

American

[bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-sis] / bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə sɪs /

noun

disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.

bacteriolysis British

/ bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɪtɪk, bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlɪsɪs /

noun

the destruction or disintegration of bacteria

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Etymology

Origin of bacteriolysis

First recorded in 1890–95; bacterio- + -lysis

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Within three months Ole and I had finished a set of experiments on the fate of a bacterial-virus particle when it multiplies inside a bacterium to form several hundred new virus particles.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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