| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
bacteriolysis bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis (bāk-tēr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. bac·te·ri·ol·y·ses (-sēz')
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.