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lytic
 
SYLLABICATION:lyt·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  ltk
ADJECTIVE:1. Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme. 2. Of or relating to a lysin.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek lutikos, able to loosen. See –lytic.
 
 
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