cytolyze

transitive verb

cy·​to·​lyze

ˈsītᵊlˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to cause to undergo cytolysis

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin cytolysis, after such pairs as Medieval Latin analysis: English analyze

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Rhymes for cytolyze

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize