Morpheme
Lys(e)
Type
free base
Denotation
forms nouns denoting “loosen, untie, divide, dissolve, unfasten”
Etymology
Latin lysis; Ancient Greek lysis, from lyein
Evidence
analysis, biolysis, electrolysis, fibrinolysis, glycolysis, hemolysis, hydrolysis, lysable, lyse, lysed, lysergic, lyses, lysing, lysis, lysogen, lysol, lysosome, lysozyme, photolysis, plasmolysis, pyrolysis
Notes
-lyze verbs are common in American English, -lyse verbs are common in British English
