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photolysis

photolysis noun: any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon.

Noun

photolysis (uncountable)

  1. Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon.

photolysis meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

photolysis in Tamil

ஒளிச் சிதைவு, ஒளிப்பகுப்பு, ஒளியாற் பகுப்பு

photolysis in Tagalog

chemical reaction
sugabilos

Origin of photolysis

From Ancient Greek φωτ- (phōt-), root of φῶς (phôs, “light”) + λύσις (lúsis, “decomposition”). By surface analysis, photo- + -lysis.

Words formed from photolysis

Questions about photolysis

What does photolysis mean?
Photolysis means any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon.
What is photolysis in Tamil?
Photolysis in Tamil is ஒளிச் சிதைவு, ஒளிப்பகுப்பு, ஒளியாற் பகுப்பு. See Photolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is photolysis?
Photolysis is a noun.

Words near photolysis in the dictionary

  1. photolysates
  2. photolyse
  3. photolysed
  4. photolyses
  5. photolysing
  6. photolysis
  7. photolyte
  8. photolytes
  9. photolytic
  10. photolytically
  11. photolyzable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: photolysis (page history and authors); photolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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