-lyze

verb combining form

Definition of -lyze

-lyzed; -lyzing

: produce or undergo lytic disintegration or dissolution

electrolyze

Origin and Etymology of -lyze

International Scientific Vocabulary, probably irregular from New Latin -lysis

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