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lytic
(redirected from Lytic cycle)

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lyt·ic  (ltk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.
2. Of or relating to a lysin.

[Greek lutikos, able to loosen; see -lytic.]

lytic [ˈlɪtɪk]
adj
1. (Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) relating to, causing, or resulting from lysis
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) of or relating to a lysin
[Greek lutikos capable of loosing]


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