Lytic Definition
lĭtĭk
adjective
Of a lysin.
Webster's New World
Of or causing lysis.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a lysin.
American Heritage Medicine
suffix
Of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition.
Cellulolytic.
American Heritage
affix
Of, relating to, or causing (a specified kind of) dissolution or decomposition.
Webster's New World
Undergoing hydrolysis by enzymes.
Webster's New World
Origin of Lytic
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From Greek lutikos able to loosen from lūein to loosen leu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Gr -lytikos < lytikos, able to loose: see lysis
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Greek lutikos able to loosen –lytic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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