Home › Words › E › endolysisendolysisendolysis means dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymes.EtymologyFrom endo- + -lysis.noundissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.endolytic 72% match — Relating to endolysis vs endolysis →endosomolysis 72% match — The lysis of endosomes vs endolysis →autolysis 69% match — The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself. vs endolysis →autocytolysis 67% match — Cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell. vs endolysis →enzymolysis 67% match — Decomposition catalyzed by an enzyme. vs endolysis →endosomolytic 65% match — Relating to, or causing endosomolysis vs endolysis →cytohydrolysis 65% match — The breaking down of a cell wall by hydrolysis. vs endolysis →autolysin 64% match — Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced vs endolysis →