-lysis

See also: lysis

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-lysis

1. decomposition or breakdown
2. dissolving
3. disintegration

Antonyms

• -genesis

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -lysis

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

dissolving

• French: -lyse (fr)
• Greek: -λυση f (-lysi)
• Irish: -alú m
• Polish: -liza

disintegration

• French: -lyse (fr)
• Greek: -λυση f (-lysi)
• Irish: -alú m
• Polish: -liza

See also

• -lytic

Anagrams

• Lissy, sylis