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Where does “lyso-” come from?

lyso- (English) comes from Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς — releasing.

lyso- (English): lysis

Definitions

  1. lysis

Ancestry of “lyso-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐςreleasing

Words derived from “lyso-”

  • lysosomal
  • lysozyme
  • lysosome
  • lysogenic
  • lysogeny
  • phagolysosome
  • lysogen
  • lysolecithin
  • lysophospholipid
  • phagolysosomal
  • intralysosomal
  • nonlysosomal
  • endolysosomal
  • autolysosome
  • lysosomally
  • endolysosome
  • lysosomic
  • lysolipid
  • lysophosphatidylserine
  • autophagolysosome
  • extralysosomal
  • lysogenicity
  • lysogenically
  • melanolysosome
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