definitions

lyse

[ lahys ]
/ laɪs /
Immunology, Biochemistry

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.

Nearby words

lys, lys-, lysander, lysandra, lysate, lyse, lysemia, lysenko, lysenkoism, lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide

Origin of lyse

1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for lysed

lyse

/ (laɪs, laɪz) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo lysis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for lysed

lyse

[ līs, līz ]

v.

To undergo or cause to undergo lysis.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.