biolytic etymology

English word biolytic comes from English -lytic, English bio- (Life. Organic life.)

Detailed word origin of biolytic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lytic English (eng) Used in adjectives relating to nouns with the suffix -lysis.
bio- English (eng) Life. Organic life.
biolytic English (eng) (dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life.

Words with the same origin as biolytic

Descendants of -lytic
adipolytic adrenolytic amidolytic cerumenolytic erythrolytic exolytic gelatinolytic glycogenolytic glycogenolytically glycolytic haemolytic homolytic karyolytic keratinolytic ligninolytic oncolytic photolytic photolytically psycholytic saccharolytic thiolytic thrombolytic urealytic zymolytic
Descendants of bio-
biochemical biochemistry biodegradable biodestructible biodiesel biodilution biodiversity bioelectric biofeedback biofriendly biofuel biogenic biogeophysical biohazard bioluminescent biomechanics biomedical bionics bionucleonic bioscan bioscope biosphere biosynthesis biotech bioweapon