Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemolysis

/kiːˈmɒlɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chemol-y-sis
IPA: /kiːˈmɒlɪsɪs/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By continuing the study of chemolysis we shall probably be able to learn more about the changes of the muscles in disease, as well as about the ingredients of flesh extracts which are at present unknown."
"Likewise, the use of chemolysis for stone dissolution has declined dramatically. Although its indications have diminished, chemolysis should not be discounted as a useless technique from the past ."
"This section gives an elaborative view over the difference between the products obtained by combined chemolysis with respect to mechanical recycling and conventional chemolysis of PU foam."

Etymology

From chemo- + -lysis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chemo
Suffix: lysis

Usage

Inflected Forms

chemolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

thermochemolysis

Frequently Paired Words

chemolytic

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis

Questions

How do you pronounce chemolysis?: The recorded pronunciation is /kiːˈmɒlɪsɪs/.
What does chemolysis mean?: The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents.
Where does chemolysis come from?: From chemo- + -lysis.

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