Etymology of the English prefix lyso-
the English prefix
lyso-derived from the Greek word
lusis, λύσις (dissolution; loosening; melting; a loosening; divorce; a loosening; (specially), divorce)
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-Derivations in English
lysozyme,
lysocline,
lysosome,
lysozymUsage
Word found in Modern English
