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Where does “haemolytic” come from?

Haemolytic comes from English -lytic, derived from Greek lytikós meaning "able to dissolve or loosen," ultimately from Greek lýein meaning "to loosen or dissolve."

haemolytic (English): Alternative spelling of hemolytic

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hemolytic

Ancestry of “haemolytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlyticof, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating...
2EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
3Latinlysisloosening; rupture
4Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “haemolytic”

  • nonhaemolytic
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