lyse

[ lahys ]

verb (used with object),lysed, lys·ing.
  1. to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.

verb (used without object),lysed, lys·ing.
  1. to undergo lysis.

Origin of lyse

1
1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis

Other definitions for -lyse (2 of 2)

-lyse

Chiefly British.
  1. variant of -lyze.

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How to use lyse in a sentence

  • Next day they comed and telled us he was found all par'lysed in his chair, an' he couldn't move nor speak.

    A Dozen Ways Of Love | Lily Dougall

British Dictionary definitions for lyse

lyse

/ (laɪs, laɪz) /


verb
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo lysis

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