anticyclolysis

[ an-tee-sahy-klol-uh-sis, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn ti saɪˈklɒl ə sɪs, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Meteorology.

the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone.

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Compare anticyclogenesis.

Origin of anticyclolysis

anticyclo(ne) + -lysis

Words nearby anticyclolysis

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