Lyse Definition

līs, līz
lysed, lyses, lysing
verb
To undergo or cause to undergo lysis.
American Heritage
To cause or undergo lysis.
Webster's New World

(biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.

Wiktionary
affix

-lyze.

Webster's New World
pronoun

The official residence of the President of France.

Wiktionary

(by extension) The French government.

Wiktionary

Origin of Lyse

  • Back-formation from lysis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from lysis.

    From Wiktionary

  • From French Élysée.

    From Wiktionary

Lyse Sentence Examples

  • The Lyse Fjord, a branch of the Bukken Fjord, is a fine narrow inlet enclosed by precipitous mountains.

  • Control tube 8 is designed to verify that the patient's serum will not lyse the horse red blood cells.

  • In succeeding pregnancies, the antibodies reach the fetus via the placenta and destroy (lyse) the fetal RBCs.

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Words Starting With

LLYLYS

Words Ending With

ESEYSE

Unscrambles

lyse

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LY & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With SE

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With E