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There are 19 ten-letter words containing YSIS

AMYLOLYSIS	• amylolysis n. The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase. • AMYLOLYSIS n. the conversion of starch into sugar.
GLYCOLYSIS	• glycolysis n. (Biochemistry) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as… • GLYCOLYSIS n. the breaking down of glucose into acids.
HAEMOLYSIS	• haemolysis n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemolysis. • hæmolysis n. Obsolete form of hemolysis. • HAEMOLYSIS n. breaking up of red blood-corpuscles.
HEMOPTYSIS	• hemoptysis n. (Medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system. • HEMOPTYSIS n. the expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
HISTOLYSIS	• histolysis n. Breakdown of bodily tissues. • HISTOLYSIS n. the decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood.
HYDROLYSIS	• hydrolysis n. (Chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of… • HYDROLYSIS n. a decomposition reaction involving water, in which hydrogen ions replace other ions.
HYPOPHYSIS	• hypophysis n. (Anatomy) The pituitary gland. • hypophysis n. (Botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap. • HYPOPHYSIS n. the pituitary gland.
KARYOLYSIS	• karyolysis n. (Biology) The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by the action of deoxyribonuclease. • KARYOLYSIS n. the dissolution of the nucleus by disintegration of the chromatin.
METECDYSIS	• METECDYSIS n. the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming.
NEUROLYSIS	• neurolysis n. (Medicine) Destruction of nerve tissue. • NEUROLYSIS n. disintegration of nerve substance; surgical liberation of nerve.
OZONOLYSIS	• ozonolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction with ozone, especially to a double bond, in which cleavage of a bond occurs. • OZONOLYSIS n. the process of treating an organic compound with ozone to form an ozonide, used to locate double bonds in molecules.
PARAPHYSIS	• paraphysis n. (Botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the… • paraphysis n. (Mycology) A type of sterile cell amongst the spore-bearing asci. • paraphysis n. (Anatomy) A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon.
PHOTOLYSIS	• photolysis n. (Chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon. • PHOTOLYSIS n. decomposition or dissociation of molecules by the action of light; an instance of this.
RADIOLYSIS	• radiolysis n. (Chemistry) The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation. • RADIOLYSIS n. chemical decomposition induced by ionizing radiation.
REANALYSIS	• reanalysis n. A second or subsequent analysis. • reanalysis n. (Linguistics) Analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding… • REANALYSIS n. the act of analysing again.
SOLVOLYSIS	• solvolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute… • SOLVOLYSIS n. the decomposition of a dissolved substance.
URANALYSIS	• uranalysis n. Analysis of the urine. • URANALYSIS n. analysis of urine e.g. to detect disease, also URINALYSIS.
URINALYSIS	• urinalysis n. (Medicine) The comprehensive analysis of urine. • URINALYSIS n. analysis of urine e.g. to detect disease, also URANALYSIS.
ZINCOLYSIS	• zincolysis n. (Chemistry, archaic) electrolysis. • ZINCOLYSIS n. (obsolete) electrolysis.

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