lyse

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪz/, /ˈlaɪs/
Rhymes: -aɪz, -aɪs
Homophones: lies, lice

Back-formation from lysis.

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.
2. (biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

• lysis
• -lysis

• Slye, leys, lyes, sely, sley, syle

• IPA^(key): /lyːsə/, [ˈlyːsə]

From Old Norse lýsa.

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

1. shine
2. give out light

See lys (“light, bright”).

lyse

1. definite and plural of lys

• Homophones: lysent, lyses

lyse f (plural lyses)

1. (chemistry) lysis

• lytique

lyse

1. first-person singular present indicative of lyser
2. third-person singular present indicative of lyser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lyser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of lyser
5. second-person singular imperative of lyser

• “lyse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

lyse

1. ablative singular of lysis

lyse

1. definite singular of lys
2. plural of lys

From Old Norse lýsa

lyse (imperative lys, present tense lyser, passive lyses, simple past lyste, past participle lyst, present participle lysende)

1. to light

• avlyse
• belyse
• opplyse

• “lyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

lyse (present tense lyser, past tense lyste, past participle lyst, passive infinitive lysast, present participle lysande, imperative lys)

1. Alternative form of lysa

• avlyse

lyse

1. singular definite of lys
2. plural of lys