Definitions For Photolysis

Noun

PHOTOLYSIS (uncountable) (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon

Related terms

photolyase photolyte photolytic

Translations

French: photolyse, f German: Photolyse, f Greek: φωτόλυση, f Irish: fótalú, m Kazakh: фотолиз Polish: fotoliza, f Spanish: fotólisis, f Tagalog: sugabilos

Etymology

from {{der , en , grc , , φωτ-}}, root of {{m , grc , φῶς , , light}} + {{m , grc , λύσις , , decomposition}}; synchronically, photo- , -lysis.

Is Photolysis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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18
Words with Friends
18

The word Photolysis is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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