Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
dissolution or destruction of bacteria;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bacteriolysis
n 1: dissolution or destruction of bacteria