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Meaning of chemolysis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kiːˈmɒlɪsɪs/

Definitions

The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“By continuing the study of chemolysis we shall probably be able to learn more about the changes of the muscles in disease, as well as about the ingredients of flesh extracts which are at present unknown.”
“Likewise, the use of chemolysis for stone dissolution has declined dramatically. Although its indications have diminished, chemolysis should not be discounted as a useless technique from the past .”
“This section gives an elaborative view over the difference between the products obtained by combined chemolysis with respect to mechanical recycling and conventional chemolysis of PU foam.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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