lyso-, lyo-, ly-, -lysin, -lys-, -lysis, -lytic, -lyt-, -lyz-

(Greek: lyein [LYOO ayn], "to loosen"; loosening, dissolving, dissolution)

hydrolytic

1. Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water.
2. A process that promotes hydrolysis.

hydrolyze

hypnoanalysis, hypnoanalytic

A method of pshychotherapy in which psychoanalysis is employed in conjunction with hypnosis.

hypnonarcoanalysis

A psychiatric interview combining hypnosis with drug-induced sedation or narcosis.

lipolysis

The chemical decomposition or splitting up of fat; also, lipodieresis, lipodiretic, lipoclasis.

litholyte

An instrument designed to administer stone-dissolving agents directly inside the bladder.

lyophilic

lyophobia

In chemistry, having little attraction between particles and the medium of dispersion: said of colloidal material. Colloids are solids, liquids, or gaseous substances that exist in all living matter.

lyophobic

lyosorption

lyotropic

lyse, lysed, lysing, lyses

To undergo, or cause cells to undergo, destruction by disruption of their bounding [surrounding] memberanes.

lysergic

lysimeter

lysin

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lyso-, lyo-, ly-, -lysin, -lys-, -lysis, -lytic, -lyt-, -lyz-

(Greek: lyein [LYOO ayn], "to loosen"; loosening, dissolving, dissolution)

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