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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: dissolution or destruction of bacteria
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1900 destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells • bacteriolytic adjective
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. the rupture of bacterial cells.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Bacteriolysis Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis, n. [NL.; fr. Gr. ?, ?, a staff + ? a loosing.] 1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen. 2. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic, a.
