photolyticallyadv.
/ˌfəʊtəˈlɪtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/ Chemistry.
By means of photolysis.
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photolytically1948
1948 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 195 377 The basis of photo-catalysis lies in initiating the reaction by photolytically generated radicals.
1977 I. M. Campbell Energy & Atmosphere viii. 227 It..allows nitrogen dioxide to be photolytically dissociated within the troposphere.
1991 E. A. V. Ebsworth et al. Struct. Methods Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) (BNC) 244 The unstable material is generated..by chemical reaction of a stable precursor with a photolytically-generated atom.
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