Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erol-y-sis
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions

noun

The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English heterolysis From hetero- + -lysis.

Inflected Forms

heterolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

heterolytic

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis histolysis cytolysis

Questions

What does heterolysis mean?: In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions
Where does heterolysis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English heterolysis From hetero- + -lysis.

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