-lyte

See also: lyte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυτός (lutós, “loosed”), verbal adjective of λύειν (lúein, “to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie”).

Suffix

-lyte

1. Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -lyte

analyte

anolyte

catholyte

electrolyte

hydrolyte

nonelectrolyte

polyelectrolyte

tachylyte

zincolyte

Anagrams

• tyle