"photocleave" meaning in English

See photocleave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: photocleaves [present, singular, third-person], photocleaving [participle, present], photocleaved [participle, past], photocleaved [past]
Etymology: From photo- + cleave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|cleave}} photo- + cleave Head templates: {{en-verb}} photocleave (third-person singular simple present photocleaves, present participle photocleaving, simple past and past participle photocleaved)
  1. (chemistry, physics) To cleave a bond by photolysis Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics

Inflected forms

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