Medical Dictionary
photolyze
verb pho·to·lyze
pho·to·lyzed or chiefly British pho·to·lysedpho·to·lyz·ing or chiefly British pho·to·lys·ing
Medical Definition of PHOTOLYZE
transitive verb
: to cause to undergo photolysis
intransitive verb
: to undergo photolysis
—pho·to·lyz·able or chiefly British pho·to·lys·able \-ˌī-zə-bəl\ adjective
Variants of PHOTOLYZE
pho·to·lyze or chiefly British pho·to·lyse \ˈfōt-əl-ˌīz\
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