photolysis en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωτ- (phōt-), root of φῶς (phôs, “light”) + λύσις (lúsis, “decomposition”). By surface analysis, photo- + -lysis.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon.
Deriveds
biophotolysis · microphotolysis
Relateds
photolytic · photolyte · photolyase
Translations (9)
el φωτόλυση (chemical reaction) · tl sugabilos (chemical reaction) · es fotólisis (chemical reaction) · pl fotoliza (chemical reaction) · kk фотолиз (chemical reaction) · ru фотóлиз (chemical reaction) · de Photolyse (chemical reaction) · fr photolyse (chemical reaction) · ga fótalú (chemical reaction)