BACTERIOLYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dissolution or destruction of bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("bacteriolysis" is a kind of...):

lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)

Derivation:

bacteriolytic (of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis)

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