Synonyms & related words for lytic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of lytic. 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 lytic

Explore words related to lytic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include lytically, lysis, lysogenic, lysogeny, lysogenicity, bacteriolysis, cytolytic, leucocidin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does lytic come from?

The word lytic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: lyt, from Greek lysis (“loosening, dissolution”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.