Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radiolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ra-di-ol-y-sis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From radio- + -lysis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: radio
Suffix: lysis

Usage

Inflected Forms

radiolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

autoradiolysis

Questions

What does radiolysis mean?: The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation
Where does radiolysis come from?: From radio- + -lysis.

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