Morpheme
Lys(e) [Lyse, Lys]
Type
free base
Denotation
loosen, untie, divide, dissolve, unfasten
Etymology
Latin lysis; Ancient Greek lysis, from lýein
Evidence
acetyllysine, alkyllysinase, analysis, antilysin, arachnolysin, autolysin, biolysis, borolysine, cytolysin, dilysine, dimethyllysine, electrolysis, endolysin, fibrinolysis, glycolysis, hemolysin, hemolysis, hepatolysin, heterolysin, homolysin, hydrolysis, hydroxylysine, isolysin, lysable, lyse, lysed, lysergic, lyses, lysin, lysine, lysing, lysinuric, lysis, lysogen, lysol, lysosome, lysozyme, lysyl, methyllysine, neurolysin, nonlysine, pentalysine, perfringolysin, photolysis, plasmolysis, polylysine, pseudolysin, pyrolysis, streptolysin, thermolysin, vibriolysin
Notes
-lyze verbs are common in American English, -lyse verbs are common in British English
