Antibacteriolytic

/ˌæntiˌbækˌtɪriəˈlɪtɪk/ adjective

Preventing or opposing bacteriolysis, the breaking down or destruction of bacterial cells.

From anti- (against) + bacteriolytic (from bacteria + lytic, from Greek lytikos dissolving). This highly technical immunological term refers to substances that prevent the rupture of bacterial cell membranes.

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