| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| biolysis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·ol·y·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b - l  -ss |
| NOUN: | 1. Death of a living organism or tissue caused or accompanied by lysis. 2. The decomposition of organic material by living organisms, such as microorganisms. | | OTHER FORMS: | bi o·lytic (b -ltk) —ADJECTIVE
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