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bac⋅te⋅ri⋅ol⋅y⋅sis

  [bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-sis]
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–noun
disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
Origin:
1890–95; bacterio- + -lysis

Related forms:
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅lyt⋅ic  [bak-teer-ee-uh-lit-ik] , noun, adjective
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bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis   (bāk-tîr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. bac·te·ri·ol·y·ses (-sēz')
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.
bac·te'ri·o·lyt'ic (-ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis
Pronunciation: (")bak-"tir-E-'äl-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bac·te·ri·ol·y·ses /-"sEz/
: destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells —bac·te·ri·o·lyt·ic /bak-"tir-E-&-'lit-ik/ adjective
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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.

bac·te'ri·o·lyt'ic (-ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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