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-lyte
-lytesuff. A substance that can be decomposed by a specified process: electrolyte. [From Greek lutos, soluble, from lūein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]-lyte n combining form indicating a substance that can be decomposed or broken down: electrolyte. [from Greek lutos soluble, from luein to loose]lite (laɪt) adj. an informal, simplified spelling of light 2 , used esp. in labeling, naming, or advertising commercial products. lite′ness, n. -lite or -lyte a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; rhyolite. Compare -lith. [< French, simplified form of -lithe < Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith] EncyclopediaSeelite-lyte
-lyte [Gr. lytos, loosened, untied, fr. lyein, to loosen] Suffix for a substance capable of undergoing lysis, formed from a noun ending in -lysis, e.g., electrolyte from electrolysis. |