lyse
[ lahys ]
verb (used with object),lysed, lys·ing.
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
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-lyse
Chiefly British.
variant of -lyze.
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Next day they comed and telled us he was found all par'lysed in his chair, an' he couldn't move nor speak.
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British Dictionary definitions for lyse
lyse
/ (laɪs, laɪz) /
verb
to undergo or cause to undergo lysis
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