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Definition of Biolysis
1. n. The destruction of life.
Definition of Biolysis
1. Noun. (biology) The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism ¹
2. Noun. the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Biolysis
1. death [n -YSES] : BIOLYTIC [adj] - See also: death
Medical Definition of Biolysis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Biolysis
Literary usage of Biolysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sewage Disposal by Leonard Parker Kinnicutt (1919)
"The term " biolysis of sewage " is used to express the breaking down, or the
decomposition, of animal and vegetable substances. ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On the Place of Nitrates in the biolysis of Sewage. By W. SCOTT-MONCRIEFF.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. Joint Meeting with Section K. The following Papers were ..."
3. Journal of the Sanitary Institute by Sanitary Institute (Great Britain) (1899)
"I have made use of the term " biolysis " because the decompositions which occur
in the conversion of food into its original elements are not due to ..."
4. Sewage Disposal and Treatment: References to Books and Magazine Articles by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (1910)
"Bacterial treatment of sewage, with special reference to the biolysis of organic
... Some recent experiments on the biolysis of sewage. 2300 w. 1908. ..."