chemolysisn.
/kɪˈmɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /kəˈmɑləsəs/ Chiefly Physiology and Medicine.
Decomposition brought about by chemical action.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decomposition, melting, or crumbling away
dissolutiona1398
resolution1533
mouldering1562
dissipation1597
deordination1686
decomposition1777
disintegration1794
chemolysis1872
biolysis1897
biodegradation1941
breakdown1959
biodeterioration1960
1872 J. L. W. Thudichum Man. Chem. Physiol. 17 Both acids yield by chemolysis, cholic acid.
1959 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 97 182/1 Is the dissolution of this substance [sc. cholesterol] the most important factor in the chemolysis of gallstones?
1991 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 333 329/2 Demacromolecularization by specific chemical reactions (chemolysis).
2004 Jrnl. Urol. 171 1799/2 Since the first report of chemolysis of kidney stones many solvents have been introduced to dissolve stones by changing pH values.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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