||Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis (?), n. [NL.; fr.
Gr. &?;, &?;, a staff + &?; a loosing.] 1.
Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the
addition of oxygen.
2. The destruction or dissolution of
bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic (#),
a.
||Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis (?), n. [NL.; fr.
Gr. &?;, &?;, a staff + &?; a loosing.] 1.
Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the
addition of oxygen.
2. The destruction or dissolution of
bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic (#),
a.