Definition of photolysis in English:
photolysis
noun fə(ʊ)ˈtɒlɪsɪsfoʊˈtɑləsəs
mass nounChemistry The decomposition or separation of molecules by the action of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- Phosphorylation spectra are not disturbed by photolysis signals because photolysis is complete before recording of the first spectrum used in the subtraction.
- These compounds are generated by photolysis of atoms and simpler chemical compounds.
- This reaction should take place in darkroom conditions to protect the aryl azide from photolysis.
- The photolysis of diatomic ligands from heme iron has been used to study ligand rebinding kinetics and protein relaxation processes in a number of heme proteins.
- To the best of our knowledge, no spectral and compositional data have ever been directly and simultaneously obtained for anthracene photolysis in solid particulate matter.
Definition of photolysis in US English:
photolysis
nounfoʊˈtɑləsəsfōˈtäləsəs
Chemistry The decomposition or separation of molecules by the action of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- To the best of our knowledge, no spectral and compositional data have ever been directly and simultaneously obtained for anthracene photolysis in solid particulate matter.
- The photolysis of diatomic ligands from heme iron has been used to study ligand rebinding kinetics and protein relaxation processes in a number of heme proteins.
- This reaction should take place in darkroom conditions to protect the aryl azide from photolysis.
- These compounds are generated by photolysis of atoms and simpler chemical compounds.
- Phosphorylation spectra are not disturbed by photolysis signals because photolysis is complete before recording of the first spectrum used in the subtraction.