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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lyo- en · X

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) solvent, dissolving, dispersion; freeze-drying

Forms

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ly- alternative lexicographic

Hyponyms

hydro-

Relateds

loose · lysis · -lysis

Translations (2)

it lio- (Translations) · fr lyo- (Translations)