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-lyze

a combining form occurring in verbs that correspond to nouns ending in -lysis: catalyze.
Also, especially British, -lyse.


Origin:
ly(sis) + -(i)ze
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-lyze  
suff.  To cause or undergo lysis: pyrolyze.

[From -lysis.]
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Medical Dictionary

-lyze suff.
To cause or undergo lysis: hydrolyze.

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