cytolytic

1. 1.

   of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell

Questions about cytolytic

What does cytolytic mean?

cytolytic means "of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell".

How many syllables are in cytolytic?

cytolytic has 4 syllables and divides as cy-to-ly-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is cytolytic a common word?

cytolytic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.