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biolysis (baɪˈɒlɪsɪs) [f. bio- + Gr. λύσις dissolution.] Chemical decomposition of organic matter brought about by bacteria, etc.1897 Scott-Moncrieff in Prof. Papers Corps R. Engineers XXIII. 213 (heading) Purification of Sewage by Biolysis. 1922 H. E. Babbitt Sewerage & S. Treatment xii. 366 The bi...
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-lysis (lɪsɪs) A word-forming element [f. Gr. λύσις a loosening, parting] in many technical terms, primarily denoting decomposition, disintegration, dissolution. 1. In words in which the first element indicates the agent; e.g. (in Chem.) electrolysis (c 1840), hydrogenolysis; (in Biol.) bacteriolysi...
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