Synonyms & related words for photolysis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of photolysis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to photolysis

Explore words related to photolysis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include photolytically, photolytic, photolyzed, photodissociation, photodecomposition, photochemical, photoexcitation, photooxidation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does photolysis come from?

The word photolysis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: photo-, from Greek phos (“light”); and lysis, from Greek lysis (“loosening, breaking down”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.