-lyte

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  1. a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote something subjected to a certain process (indicated by a noun ending in -lysis ): electrolyte.

Origin of -lyte

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<Greek lytós able to be untied or loosened, soluble, verbid of lȳ́ein to loose, dissolve; cognate with Latin luere to loose

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-lyte2

  1. variant of -lite.

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British Dictionary definitions for -lyte

-lyte

n combining form
  1. indicating a substance that can be decomposed or broken down: electrolyte

Origin of -lyte

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from Greek lutos soluble, from luein to loose

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