-lyte¹

a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote something subjected to a certain process (indicated by a noun ending in -lysis, ):

electrolyte.

Origin

< Greek lytós able to be untied or loosened, soluble, verbid of lȳ́ein to loose, dissolve; cognate with Latin luere to loose

-lyte²

variant of -lite.

British Dictionary definitions for -lyte

-lyte

combining form

indicating a substance that can be decomposed or broken down: electrolyte

Word Origin

from Greek lutos soluble, from luein to loose

-lyte in Medicine

-lyte suff.
A substance that can be decomposed by a specified process: electrolyte.