λύσις
lýsis
“a loosening”
8 words in English grow from this root.
Analysis
Scienceἀνάaná
“a loosening apart”
Electrolysis
Scienceἤλεκτρονḗlektron
“loosening by amber-force”
Glycolysis
Scienceγλυκύςglykýs
“sugar loosening”
Hydrolysis
Scienceὕδωρhýdōr
“loosening by water”
Lipolysis
Medicineλίποςlípos
“loosening of fat”
Lysozyme
Medicineλύσιςlýsis
“dissolving ferment”
Paralysis
Medicineπαράpará
“loosening at the side”
Rhabdomyolysis
Medicineῥάβδοςrhábdos
“striped-muscle dissolution”