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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin