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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