lyo-
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ly- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Late 19th century, in terms like lyophilization (1894). From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”), by analogy with -lysis, of same origin; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (English loose).
Prefix
[edit]lyo-