The Collaborative International Dictionary
Biolysis
Biolysis \Bi*ol"y*sis\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ? a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.
Wiktionary
biolysis
n. 1 (context biology English) The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism 2 the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms.