English Explanatory Dictionary

lyo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. solvent, dissolving, dispersion; freeze-drying

Word forms

lyo- ly-

Etymology

Late 19th century, in terms like lyophilization (1894). From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”), by analogy with -lysis, of same origin; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (English loose).

Related words

loose -lysis lysis
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