-lytic
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -lysis:
-n-lytic; paralytic.
-lytic
combining form
indicating a loosening or dissolving paralytic
word origin
-lytic suff.
of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition: lymphatolytic.
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