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lysi- definition

lysi- (lī′si, -sə; lis′i, -ə)

freeing, loosening, dissolving lysimeter
also, before a vowel, lys-

Etymology: ModL < Gr lysi- < lysis: see lysis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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