Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
- adjective Of or relating to a lysin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to lysis or the destruction of the cells of a part; producing lysis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, relating to, or causing
lysis - adjective of or relating to
lysin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It was established that in lytic infection with SV40 the whole viral DNA is transcribed in two nearly equal parts, one early, before the inception of replication of the viral DNA, the other late after
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SV40) with the host cells in lytic infection and transformation.
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For this study, the researchers analyzed the decision circuit that determines whether a virus initially chooses the pathway that kills the host cell - called the lytic pathway - or the pathway where it remains dormant inside the host cell - called the lysogenic pathway.
innovations-report 2008
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The enzyme's slicing or "lytic" action also means that bacterial cell contents disperse, or can be removed by rinsing or washing the surface.
innovations-report 2010
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After several MRIs and CTs, Neil learned he had numerous malignant tumors up and down his spine and lytic lesions across his ribcage.
Melissa Carter: Conversation With a Dying Man Melissa Carter 2012
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After several MRIs and CTs, Neil learned he had numerous malignant tumors up and down his spine and lytic lesions across his ribcage.
Melissa Carter: Conversation With a Dying Man Melissa Carter 2012
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After several MRIs and CTs, Neil learned he had numerous malignant tumors up and down his spine and lytic lesions across his ribcage.
Melissa Carter: Conversation With a Dying Man Melissa Carter 2012
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After several MRIs and CTs, Neil learned he had numerous malignant tumors up and down his spine and lytic lesions across his ribcage.
Melissa Carter: Conversation With a Dying Man Melissa Carter 2012
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Ai ‘spoze ur wundrin why - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Classically, prostate mets to bone are "blastic" - that is, over-calcified, rather than "lytic".
Horse-Zebra Hybrid 1 Dinosaur 2009
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