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-lyte

-lyte suffix: word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.

Suffix

-lyte

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

Origin of -lyte

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

Questions about -lyte

What does -lyte mean?
-lyte means word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.
What part of speech is -lyte?
-lyte is a suffix.

Words near -lyte in the dictionary

  1. -ly
  2. -lyn
  3. -lynn
  4. -lynne
  5. -lysis
  6. -lyte
  7. -lytic
  8. -ma-
  9. -mab
  10. -machy
  11. -mageddon

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