English

Verb

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.

Related terms

• lysis
• -lysis

Anagrams

• leys
• syle

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːsə/, [ˈlyːsə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lýsa.

Verb

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

1. shine
2. give out light

Etymology 2

See lys ‎(“light, bright”).

Adjective

lyse

1. definite and plural of lys

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lysent, lyses

Noun

lyse f ‎(plural lyses)

1. (chemistry) lysis

Related terms

• lytique

Verb

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

Latin

Noun

lyse

1. ablative singular of lysis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

lyse

1. definite singular of lys
2. plural of lys

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lýsa

Verb

lyse ‎(present tense lyser, simple past lyste, past participle lyst)

1. to light

Derived terms

• belyse
• opplyse

References

• “lyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.