Bacteriolysis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bacteriolysis \Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion,
     bak`tron, a staff + ? a loosing.]
     1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without
        the addition of oxygen.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. --
        {Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic}, a.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bacteriolysis
       n : dissolution or destruction of bacteria