"photolysis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek φωτ- (phōt-), root of φῶς (phôs, “light”) + λύσις (lúsis, “decomposition”). By surface analysis, photo- + -lysis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc||φωτ-}} Ancient Greek φωτ- (phōt-), {{surf|en|photo-|-lysis}} By surface analysis, photo- + -lysis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} photolysis (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon Wikipedia link: photolysis Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reactions Hyponyms: photodissociation Related terms: photolyase, photolyte, photolytic Translations (chemical reaction): photolyse [feminine] (French), Photolyse [feminine] (German), φωτόλυση (fotólysi) [feminine] (Greek), fótalú [masculine] (Irish), фотолиз (fotoliz) (Kazakh), fotoliza [feminine] (Polish), fotólisis [feminine] (Spanish), sugabilos (Tagalog)

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