See Also: bacteriolysis(medicine)
bacteriolysis(dictionary)

bacteriolysis (iou)



bacteriolysis noun. . L19.
[from BACTERIO- + -LYSIS.]
1. Artificial liquefaction of organic waste by bacteria. Only in L19.
2. The destruction of bacteria by an antibody. E20.
bacteriolysin noun a bacteriolytic antibody E20.
bacteriolytic adjective of, pertaining to, or capable of bacteriolysis E20.