-lysis

See also: lysis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare lysis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /-lɪ.sɪs/
• Hyphenation: -ly‧sis

Suffix

-lysis (noun-forming suffix)

1. decomposition or breakdown
2. dissolving
3. disintegration

Antonyms

• -genesis

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -lysis

acantholysis

acetolysis

achromatolysis

acidolysis

adhesiolysis

adhesionolysis

adipolysis

aggrecanolysis

alcohololysis

alcoholysis

allolysis

amidolysis

ammonolysis

amylolysis

angiolysis

anticyclolysis

anxiolysis

arthrolysis

atmolysis

autolysis

axolysis

azidolysis

bacteriolysis

biolysis

cantholysis

cardiolysis

caseinolysis

catalysis

cerumenolysis

chemolysis

chitinolysis

chlorinolysis

chondrolysis

chromatinolysis

chromatolysis

chymotrypsinolysis

collagenolysis

cryolysis

cyanolysis

cyclolysis

cytolysis

dermolysis

dialysis

elastinolysis

elastolysis

electrolysis

electrostenolysis

endolysis

enterolysis

enzymolysis

epidermolysis

epiphysiolysis

erythrolysis

ethanolysis

ethenolysis

ethnolysis

exolysis

fibrinogenolysis

fibrinolysis

frontolysis

fructolysis

gangliolysis

gastrolysis

gelatinolysis

glutaminolysis

glycerolysis

glycogenolysis

glycolysis

goniosynechialysis

haematolysis

haemocytolysis

hematolysis

hemolysis

heterolysis

histolysis

homolysis

hydrazinolysis

hydrogenolysis

hydrolysis

hysterolysis

karyolysis

keratinolysis

keratolysis

ketolysis

kininogenolysis

lactolysis

leukolysis

ligninolysis

lipidolysis

lipolysis

litholysis

luteolysis

lymphocytolysis

lympholysis

membranolysis

methanolysis

mucinolysis

mucolysis

myelinolysis

myolysis

necrolysis

neurolysis

nucleolysis

octanolysis

oleolysis

oncolysis

onycholysis

osmolysis

osteolysis

ozonolysis

paralysis

pepsinolysis

peptidolysis

phacolysis

phagolysis

phosphorylysis

photolysis

plasmolysis

pneumatolysis

pneumolysis

pneumonolysis

propanolysis

proteolysis

protolysis

protonolysis

psycholysis

pyrolysis

pyrophosphorolysis

radiolysis

rhabdomyolysis

saccharolysis

sarcolysis

schizolysis

secretolysis

senolysis

serinolysis

solvolysis

sonolysis

spasmolysis

spondylolysis

streptolysis

sucrolysis

sympatholysis

tenolysis

thermolysis

thrombolysis

-lytic

tocolysis

trypanolysis

trypsinolysis

ureterolysis

uricolysis

virolysis

vitellolysis

vitreolysis

zincolysis

zonulolysis

zymolysis

Related terms

• loose
• lyo-, ly-
• lysis

Translations

decomposition or breakdown

• Czech: -lýza f
• Danish: -lyse c
• French: -lyse (fr)
• Greek: -λυση f (-lysi)
• Irish: -alú m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: -lyse m

  Nynorsk: -lyse m

• Polish: -liza
• Portuguese: -lise f
• Spanish: -lisis

See also

• -lytic

Anagrams

• Lissy, sylis