lyo-

See also: lỹo and lyö

English

Alternative forms

  • ly- (before a vowel)

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).

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lyo-

  1. (chemistry) solvent, dissolving, dispersion.

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