lys-

¹ American  

1. a combining form meaning “lysis,” “decomposition,” used in the formation of compound words.

   lysin.

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Lys ² American  

[lees] / lis /

noun

1. a river in W Europe, in N France and W Belgium, flowing NE into the Scheldt River at Ghent. 120 miles (195 km) long.

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Lys ³ American  

abbreviation

Biochemistry.

1. lysine.

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lys- British  

combining form

1. a variant of lyso-

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Etymology

Origin of lys-

From Greek; lysis

Example Sentences

Swiatek, who picked up solid wins over Eva Lys, Suzan Lamens and Maya Joint before meeting Gauff and Bencic, admitted she physically was not in the second set against the Swiss.

From Barron's

Eva Lys beat Suzan Lamens 6-2, 6-2 and Germany also took the doubles for a 3-0 sweep.

From Barron's

The Briton was only able to win 50% of the points on her first serve and was broken five times by Lys.

From BBC

British number three Katie Boulter's poor run of form continued with a straight-sets loss to world number 44 Eva Lys in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

From BBC

Jones ultimately lost in the first round by German Eva Lys but continues to show what she is capable of.

From BBC