Synonyms & related words for heterolytic

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Words related to heterolytic

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Where does heterolytic come from?

The word heterolytic breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: heter, from Greek heteros (“other, different”); o, from Greek -o- (“connecting vowel”); 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.