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Answer for the clue "Ending with electro- ", 5 letters:
lysis

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Word definitions for lysis in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria [also: lyses (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lysis can refer to: Lysis , the dissolving of cells known more specifically as cytolysis Lysis (disease) , the reduction of symptoms of a disease Lysis (dialogue) , a dialogue of Plato about friendship (philia) Lysis of Taras , a Greek philosopher Lytic ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dissolution of cells, bacteria, etc.," 1902, from Latin lysis , from Greek lysis "a loosening," from lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose ).

Usage examples of lysis.

He shook his head, furious with himself, and strode onward, donning his dark glasses as he reached the big open platform between the tubes where dead cultures were slued for drying, lysis, and recycling to the organic intake pipe.