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photolyze

American  
[foht-l-ahyz] / ˈfoʊt lˌaɪz /
especially British, photolyse

verb (used with object)

photolyzed, photolyzing
  1. to break down molecules with light.


verb (used without object)

photolyzed, photolyzing
  1. to experience photolysis.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of photolyze

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

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