Medical Dictionary

ozonolysis

noun ozon·ol·y·sis \ˌō-(ˌ)zō-ˈnäl-ə-səs\
plural ozon·ol·y·ses \-ə-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of OZONOLYSIS

:  the cleavage of an unsaturated organic compound at the position of unsaturation by conversion to the ozonide followed by decomposition (as by hydrolysis)

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