Synonyms & related words for cytolytic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cytolytic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cytolytic

Explore words related to cytolytic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cytolysis, lymphokine, lytic, perforin, lytically, phagocytic, phagocytotic, cytolysin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cytolytic come from?

The word cytolytic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: cyto, from Greek kytos (“hollow vessel, cell”); lyt, from Greek lyein (“to loosen, dissolve”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.