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Definition of: heterolysis
(het′ə·rol′ə·sis) noun Biochem.
Dissolution effected by an outside agent; specifically, the destruction of a cell by external enzymes or lysins: opposed to autolysis.
—het·er·o·lyt·ic (het′ər·ə·lit′ik) adjective
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