photolyze

[ foht-l-ahyz ]

/ ˈfoʊt lˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), pho·to·lyzed, pho·to·lyz·ing.

to break down molecules with light.

verb (used without object), pho·to·lyzed, pho·to·lyz·ing.

to experience photolysis.

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Also especially British, pho·to·lyse .

Origin of photolyze

1935–40; photo(lysis) + -lyze, on the model of analysis, analyze

OTHER WORDS FROM photolyze

pho·to·ly·za·tion, noun

Words nearby photolyze

photolitho, photolithograph, photolithography, photoluminescence, photolysis, photolyze, photom., photomacrograph, photomap, photomechanical, photomechanical transfer