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homolyze

homolyze verb: to undergo homolysis.

Verb

homolyze (third-person singular simple present homolyzes, present participle homolyzing, simple past and past participle homolyzed)

  1. To undergo homolysis.
    • However, the rate at which ferrous complexes reductively homolyze hydroperoxides appears to be dependent on redox properties of the iron chelate.1989, Carmen Vigo-Pelfrey, Membrane Lipid Oxidation - Volume 1, page 113
    • The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN

Forms of homolyze

third-person singular presenthomolyzes
present participlehomolyzing
past participlehomolyzed
pasthomolyzed
alternative formhomolyse

Questions about homolyze

What does homolyze mean?
Homolyze means to undergo homolysis.
What part of speech is homolyze?
Homolyze is a verb.
What is the past tense of homolyze?
The past tense of homolyze is homolyzed.

Words near homolyze in the dictionary

  1. homolysing
  2. homolysins
  3. homolysis
  4. homolytic
  5. homolytically
  6. homolyze
  7. homolyzed
  8. homolyzes
  9. homolyzing
  10. homomallous
  11. homomania

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