bacteriolysis
[ bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-sis ]
/ bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə sɪs /
noun
disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
OTHER WORDS FROM bacteriolysis
bac·te·ri·o·lyt·ic [bak-teer-ee-uh-lit-ik] /bækˌtɪər i əˈlɪt ɪk/, noun, adjectiveWords nearby bacteriolysis
Example sentences from the Web for bacteriolytic
Of these the most important are (a) bacteriolytic or lysogenic action, (b) agglutinative action, and (c) opsonic action.
The first of these, lysogenic or bacteriolytic action, consists in (a) Lysogenic action.
This is the mode of action of the anti-substances in the case of a haemolytic or bacteriolytic serum.
British Dictionary definitions for bacteriolytic
bacteriolysis
/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlɪsɪs) /
noun
the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
Derived forms of bacteriolysis
bacteriolytic (bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for bacteriolytic
bacteriolysis
[ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. bac•te•ri•ol•y•ses (-sēz′)
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.