chemolysis

Noun

chemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural chemolyses)

1. The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents.
   • By continuing the study of chemolysis we shall probably be able to learn more about the changes of the muscles in disease, as well as about the ingredients of flesh extracts which are at present unknown.1872, J. L. W. Thudichum, A Manual of Chemical Physiology, page 40
   • Likewise, the use of chemolysis for stone dissolution has declined dramatically. Although its indications have diminished, chemolysis should not be discounted as a useless technique from the past .2007, Russell M. Freid, Arthur D. Smith, “Chemolysis of Urinary Calculi”, in Arthur D. Smith, editor, Smith's Textbook of Endourology, page 149