bacteriolysis

American Heritage Dictionary:

bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis

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(băk-tîr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭs) pronunciation

n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.

bacteriolytic bac·te'ri·o·lyt'ic (-ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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(băk-tēr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz').

Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.

bac·te'ri·o·lyt'ic (-ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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IN BRIEF: Causing the destruction or dissolution of certain sickness causing cells (as by antibodies)..

Twort and others wanted to use these bacteriolytic agents to cure bacterial diseases in humans and animals — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Twort

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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:

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the lysis of bacteria.
—bacteriolytic adj.

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bacteriolysis

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Destruction or dissolution of bacteria.

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