cytolysis
noun
the dissolution or degeneration of cells.
cytolytic
-
a word derived from
cytolysis.
Example Sentences
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The slightness of the cytolytic effect allows the egg to develop without treatment with hypertonic sea-water.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
Presumably some blood enters the eggs and causes the cytolytic effects in a less degree than is necessary for membrane-formation, but in a sufficient degree to cause their development.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
