- of a lysin
- of or causing lysis
Origin of lytic
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-lytic-lytic
- of, relating to, or causing (a specified kind of) dissolution or decomposition
- Biochem. undergoing hydrolysis by enzymes
Origin of -lytic
Classical Greek -lytikos from lytikos, able to loose: see lysisWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lytic
adjective
- Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.
- Of or relating to a lysin.
Origin of lytic
Greek lutikos able to loosen ; see -lytic .-lytic
suffix
Of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition: cellulolytic.
Origin of -lytic
From Greek lutikos able to loosen from lūein to loosen ; see leu- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lytic - Medical Definition
adj.
- Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.
- Of or relating to a lysin.
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