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PHOTOLYSIS

\fə͡ʊtˈɒləsˌɪs], \fə‍ʊtˈɒləsˌɪs], \f_əʊ_t_ˈɒ_l_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\

Definitions of PHOTOLYSIS

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1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Chemical decomposition by the action of light and the lysis or solution of cells under the influence of light. (Dorland, 28th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
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f[=o]-tol'i-sis, n. (bot.) the movements of protoplasm under the influence of light. [Gr. ph[=o]s, ph[=o]tos, light, lysis--lyein, to unloose.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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