lyse

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from lysis.

[edit] Verb

lyse (third-person singular simple present lyses, present participle lysing, simple past and past participle lysed)

  1. (biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /lyːsə/, [ˈlyːsə]

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse lýsa.

[edit] Verb

lyse (imperative lys, infinitive at lyse, present tense lyser, past tense lyste, past participle har lyst)

  1. shine
  2. give out light

[edit] Etymology 2

See lys (“light, bright”).

[edit] Adjective

lyse

  1. definite and plural of lys

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

lyse

  1. ablative singular of lysis

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

lyse (present tense lyser; past tense lyste; past participle lyst; present participle lysende; imperative lys)

  1. to light
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