Usually means: Breaking down of cell membrane.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word lyse:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. -lyse, lyse: Merriam-Webster
  2. lyse: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lyse: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Lyse, lyse, lyse: Wordnik
  5. lyse: Wiktionary
  6. -lyse, lyse: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. lyse: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. -lyse, lyse: Dictionary.com
  9. Lyse: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. lyse: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lyse: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. lyse: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. -lyse, lyse: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. LYSE: Acronym Finder

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dairy Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See lysed as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lyse)

verb:  (biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.
verb:  (biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

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