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photolyze

American

[foht-l-ahyz] / ˈfoʊt lˌaɪz /

especially British, photolyse

verb (used with object)

photolyzed, photolyzing

to break down molecules with light.

verb (used without object)

photolyzed, photolyzing

to experience photolysis.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

photolyzation

noun

Etymology

Origin of photolyze

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

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