lysogenize
American
[lahy-soj-uh-nahyz]
/ laɪˈsɒdʒ əˌnaɪz /
especially British,
lysogenise
verb (used with object)
Microbiology.
lysogenized,
lysogenizing
Etymology
Origin of lysogenize
First recorded in 1950–55; lysogen(ic) + -ize
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