ly

loosening, breaking down

Greek · lysis, lyein (λύσις, λύω)

Lys and ly come from Greek lysis, "loosening". They appear in science words about breaking something into parts or dissolving it.

Memory trick

LYSis means loosen: a cell is loosened and breaks, like a knot coming undone.

catalysis (cata + lysis) — speeding a reaction by a helperउत्प्रेरण
dialysis (dia + lysis) — cleaning blood through a membraneडायलिसिस
electrolysis (electro + lysis) — splitting by electric currentविद्युत अपघटन
glycolysis (glyco + lysis) — breaking down sugarशर्करा का टूटना
hydrolysis (hydro + lysis) — breaking by reaction with waterजल-अपघटन
karyolysis (karyo + lysis) — breakdown of a cell nucleusकेंद्रक का टूटना
lysis (lysis) — the breaking of a cellकोशिका का टूटना
lysosome (lyso + some) — a cell part that breaks down wasteअपशिष्ट तोड़ने वाला कोशिका भाग
paralysis (para + lysis) — loss of the power to moveलकवा
hemolysis (hemo + lysis) — breakdown of red blood cellsरक्त कोशिकाओं का टूटना
cytolysis (cyto + lysis) — bursting of a cellकोशिका का फटना
autolysis (auto + lysis) — self-breakdown of cellsकोशिकाओं का स्वयं टूटना