(biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. / (biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

simple past tense and past participle of lyse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lyse

present participle of lyse

Decorated with fleur-de-lys.

(organic chemistry) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

An advocate of Lysenkoism.

(evolutionary theory, historical) The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism. / The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.

(organic chemistry) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen, commonly abbreviated LSD.

(not comparable, organic chemistry) Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot. / (comparable) Psychedelic, trippy.