Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mol-y-sis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The lysis of blood cells by homolysin

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From homo- + -lysis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

homolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

homolytic photohomolysis

Questions

What does homolysis mean?
The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances
Where does homolysis come from?
From homo- + -lysis.

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