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heterolysis Definition

het·er·oly·sis (het′ər äl′ə sis)

noun

  1. the destruction of cells of one species by lysins or enzymes derived from cells of a different species
  2. Chem. the breakdown of a compound into two particles with opposite charges

Etymology: hetero- + -lysis

heterolysis Related Forms
het′ero′·lyt′ic (-ō′lit′ik) adjective