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Definition of: photolysis
(fō·tol′ə·sis) noun
Chemical or biological decomposition due to the action of light. [<NL <Gk. phōs, phōtos a light + lysis a loosening <lyein loosen]
—pho·to·lyt·ic (fō′tə·lit′ik) adjective
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