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-lytic (lit′ik)

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

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

Browse dictionary entries near -lytic

  1. ‹ lytic
  2. ‹ -lyte
  3. ‹ lysozyme
  4. ‹ lysosome
  5. ‹ Lysol
  6. ‹ lysogeny
  7. ‹ -lysis
  8. ‹ lysis
  9. ‹ Lysippus
  10. ‹ lysine
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