English Explanatory Dictionary

-lysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. decomposition or breakdown
  2. dissolving
  3. disintegration

Pronunciation

/-lɪ.sɪs/

Word forms

-lysis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare lysis.

Antonyms

-genesis

Related words

loose lyo- ly- lysis -lytic
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