| AMYLOLYSES | • AMYLOLYSIS n. the conversion of starch into sugar. |
| BURRAMYSES | • BURRAMYS n. a rare pigmy possum from Australia. |
| GLYCOLYSES | • glycolyses n. Plural of glycolysis. • GLYCOLYSIS n. the breaking down of glucose into acids. |
| HAEMOLYSES | • haemolyses n. Plural of haemolysis. • HAEMOLYSIS n. breaking up of red blood-corpuscles. |
| HEMOPTYSES | • hemoptyses n. Plural of hemoptysis. • HEMOPTYSIS n. the expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. |
| HISTOLYSES | • histolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of histolyse. • HISTOLYSIS n. the decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood. |
| HYDROLYSES | • hydrolyses n. Plural of hydrolysis. • hydrolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrolyse. • HYDROLYSE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZE. |
| HYPOPHYSES | • hypophyses n. Plural of hypophysis. • HYPOPHYSIS n. the pituitary gland. |
| KARYOLYSES | • KARYOLYSIS n. the dissolution of the nucleus by disintegration of the chromatin. |
| METECDYSES | • METECDYSIS n. the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming. |
| NEUROLYSES | • NEUROLYSIS n. disintegration of nerve substance; surgical liberation of nerve. |
| OZONOLYSES | • ozonolyses n. Plural of ozonolysis. • OZONOLYSIS n. the process of treating an organic compound with ozone to form an ozonide, used to locate double bonds in molecules. |
| PARAPHYSES | • paraphyses n. Plural of paraphysis. • PARAPHYSIS n. a sterile filament or hair borne among the sporangia. |
| PHOTOLYSES | • photolyses n. Plural of photolysis. • photolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photolyse. • PHOTOLYSE v. to cause photolysis in, also PHOTOLYZE. |
| RADIOLYSES | • radiolyses n. Plural of radiolyse. • RADIOLYSIS n. chemical decomposition induced by ionizing radiation. |
| REANALYSES | • reanalyses n. Plural of reanalysis. • reanalyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reanalyse. • REANALYSIS n. the act of analysing again. |
| SOLVOLYSES | • solvolyses n. Plural of solvolysis. • SOLVOLYSIS n. the decomposition of a dissolved substance. |
| URANALYSES | • URANALYSIS n. analysis of urine e.g. to detect disease, also URINALYSIS. |
| URINALYSES | • urinalyses n. Plural of urinalysis. • URINALYSIS n. analysis of urine e.g. to detect disease, also URANALYSIS. |
| ZINCOLYSES | • ZINCOLYSIS n. (obsolete) electrolysis. |