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-lyze definition

-lyze (līz)

to dissolve, decompose, etc. by a (specified) means electrolyze

Etymology: Fr -lyser < nouns ending in -lyse (< Gr -lysis: see lysis) + -er, inf. ending

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