-lyte Definition

līt
suffix
A substance that can be decomposed by a specified process.
Electrolyte.
American Heritage
affix

A substance subjected to a process of decomposition (specified by the corresponding noun ending in -lysis)

Electrolyte.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

Origin of -lyte

  • From Greek lutos soluble from lūein to loosen leu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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