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radiolysis

radiolysis noun: the dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation.

Noun

radiolysis (countable and uncountable, plural radiolyses)

  1. The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation

Forms of radiolysis

pluralradiolyses

Origin of radiolysis

From radio- + -lysis.

Words formed from radiolysis

Questions about radiolysis

What does radiolysis mean?
Radiolysis means the dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation.
What part of speech is radiolysis?
Radiolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of radiolysis?
The plural of radiolysis is radiolyses.

Words near radiolysis in the dictionary

  1. radiolunate
  2. radiolus
  3. radiolutetium
  4. radiolyse
  5. radiolyses
  6. radiolysis
  7. radiolytic
  8. radiolytically
  9. radiomagnesium
  10. radioman
  11. radiomanganese

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