Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lytic infection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: lyt-ic in-fec-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The infection of a bacterium by a bacteriophage with subsequent production of more phage particles, and lysis of the cell.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lytic infections (plural)

Questions

What does lytic infection mean?: The infection of a bacterium by a bacteriophage with subsequent production of more phage particles, and lysis of the cell.

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