Associations to the word «Lytic»

Wiktionary

LYTIC, adjective. Of, relating to, or causing lysis
LYTIC, adjective. Of or relating to lysin
LYTIC CYCLE, noun. (biology) The normal process of viral reproduction involving penetration of the cell membrane, nucleic acid synthesis and lysis of the host cell
LYTIC INFECTION, noun. The infection of a bacterium by a bacteriophage with subsequent production of more phage particles, and lysis of the cell
LYTIC INFECTIONS, noun. Plural of lytic infection

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad