Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lees]
- /lis/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lees]
- /lis/
Definitions of lyses word
- noun lyses a river in W Europe, in N France and W Belgium, flowing NE into the Scheldt River at Ghent. 120 miles (195 km) long. 1
- verb with object lyses to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins. 1
- verb without object lyses to undergo lysis. 1
- noun plural lyses Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins. 1
- noun plural lyses Medicine/Medical. the gradual recession of a disease. Compare crisis (def 4). 1
- noun lyses Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lyse. 1
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Origin of lyses
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; back formation from lysin or lysis
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lyses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lyses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lyses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with lyses
- what is lyses?
- what happens when a cell lyses?
- what happens to a cell when it lyses?
- what lyses the cell and nucleus?