Third, lytic agents in the blood serum may play the chief rle in the liberation of the toxic agent from its non-toxic combination.
"pertaining to lysis," 1889, from Greek lytikos "able to loose, loosing," from lytos "loosed," verbal adjective of lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose). Related: Lytically.
word-forming element used in making adjectives corresponding to nouns in -lysis, from Greek -lytikos, from lytikos "able to loose, loosing," from lytos "loosed," verbal adjective of lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose).
lytic lyt·ic (lĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
Of or relating to a lysin.
-lytic suff.
Of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition: lymphatolytic.
