-LYTE

Meaning of -LYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun combining form ]

Etymology: Greek lytos that may be untied, soluble, from lyein

: substance capable of undergoing (such) decomposition

electro lyte

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-LYTE — noun combining form Etymology: Greek lytos that may be untied, soluble, from lyein substance capable of undergoing (such) decomposition
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-LYTE — I. ˌlīt, usu -īd.+V noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Greek lytos that may be untied, soluble, verbal of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LYTE — -lyte 1 a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote something subjected to a certain process …
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-LYTE — [-lyte] n comb form [Gk lytos that may be untied, soluble, fr. lyein]: substance capable of undergoing (such) decomposition "electrolyte"
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-LYTE — -lyte BrE AmE laɪt ▷ — electrolyte ɪ ˈlek trə ʊ laɪt ə- AmE \ -trə-
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LYTE — Function: noun combining form Etymology: Greek lytos that may be untied, soluble, from lyein : substance capable of undergoing (such) …
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SWIFT — I. ˈswift adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, wend, …
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TACHY- — combining form Etymology: Greek, from tachys; perhaps akin to Old Irish daingen strong, firm, Old Slavic dęgŭ strength : swift …
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-LITE — noun combining form also -lyte ˌlīt, usu -īd.+V Etymology: French -lite, alteration of -lithe, from Greek lithos stone 1. a. …
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JASPILITE — noun also jas·pi·lyte ˈjaspəˌlīt ( -s ) Etymology: jasper (I) + -i- + -lite or -lyte : a compact siliceous …
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HYDROLYTE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +ˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: hydr- + -lyte : a substance subjected to hydrolysis
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CONTINUE — kənˈti(ˌ)nyü, -tinyə ( this pronunc bef a vowel or pause is especially S ); often -_nyəw+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) …
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ANOLYTE — ˈanəˌlīt, -nōˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: ano de + electro lyte : that portion of the electrolyte in the …
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AMPHOLYTE — ˈamfəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: ampho teric + electro lyte : an amphoteric electrolyte • am·pho·lyt·ic |amfə|lid.ik adjective
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TACHYLYTE — — tachylitic /tak'euh lit"ik/ , adj. /tak"euh luyt'/ , n. Petrog. a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and …
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LYTIC — /lit"ik/ , adj. of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin. [ 1885-90; lytikós able to loosen. See -LYTE …
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LYS- — a combining form meaning "lysis," "decomposition," used in the formation of compound words: lysin. Also, lysi-, lyso- . Cf. -lysis, …
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-LITE — a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite. Also, -lyte 2 .Cf. -lith . [ …
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HYDROLYTE — /huy"dreuh luyt'/ , n. a substance subjected to hydrolysis. [ 1875-80; HYDRO- 1 + -LYTE 1 ]
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ELECTROLYTE — /i lek"treuh luyt'/ , n. 1. Physical Chem. a. Also called electrolytic conductor . a conducting medium in which the …
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ANOLYTE — /an"l uyt'/ , n. (in electrolysis) the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode. [ 1885-90; …
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AMPHOLYTE — /am"feuh luyt'/ , n. Chem. an ampholytic substance. [ AMPHO(TERIC) + (ELECTRO)LYTE ]
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PROSELYTE — [pros.e.lyte] n [ME proselite, fr. LL proselytus proselyte, alien resident, fr. Gk proselytos, fr. pros near + -elytos (akin to …
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POLYELECTROLYTE — [poly.elec.tro.lyte] n (ca. 1947): a substance of high molecular weight (as a protein) that is an electrolyte
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NONELECTROLYTE — [non.elec.tro.lyte] n (1891): a substance that does not readily ionize when dissolved or melted and is a poor conductor of …
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ELECTROLYTE — [elec.tro.lyte] n (1834) 1: a nonmetallic electric conductor in which current is carried by the movement of ions 2: a …
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ACOLYTE — [ac.o.lyte] n [ME, fr. MF & ML; MF, fr. ML acoluthus, fr. MGk akolouthos, fr. Gk, adj., following, fr. a-, …
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BANKS, SIR JOSEPH, BARONET — born , Feb. 13, 1743, London, Eng. died June 19, 1820, Isleworth, London British explorer and naturalist, and long-time president …
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ELECTROLYTE — e ‧ lec ‧ tro ‧ lyte /ɪˈlektrəlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: electro- + …
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ACOLYTE — ac ‧ o ‧ lyte /ˈækəlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: acolite …
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