lytic

(litik)

adjective

  1. of a lysin
  2. of or causing lysis

Origin: see -lytic

  1. of, relating to, or causing (a specified kind of) dissolution or decomposition
  2. Biochem. undergoing hydrolysis by enzymes

Origin: Gr -lytikos < lytikos, able to loose: see lysis

See lytic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.
  2. Of or relating to a lysin.

Origin:

Origin: Greek lutikos, able to loosen; see -lytic

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suffix
Of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition: cellulolytic.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek lutikos, able to loosen

Origin: , from lūein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots

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