lyso-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.

Ancient Greek λύω (lúō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor.

English lyso-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs, “a loosening”).

Prefix

lyso-

1. lysis; breakdown, disintegration

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with lyso-

lysocardiolipin

lysozyme

lysogalactolipid

lysogalactosylceramide

lysogen

lysogenesis

lysogenetic

lysogenic

lysogeny

lysoglobotriaosylceramide

lysoglucosylceramide

lysoglycerophospholipid

lysohexosylceramide

lysolecithin

lysolipid

lysophosphatide

lysophosphatidyl

lysophosphatidylserine

lysophosphoglyceride

lysophospholipid

lysoplate

lysosome

lysosphingomyelin

lysotracker

Anagrams

• loys, soly, soyl