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Answer for the clue "Dissolution or destruction of bacteria ", 13 letters:
bacteriolysis

Word definitions for bacteriolysis in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bacteriolysis \Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, bak`tron, a staff + ? a loosing.] Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the destruction of bacteria by lysis

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. dissolution or destruction of bacteria