adverb
- in a manner relating to or caused by photolysis; by means of the breakdown of a chemical compound through the action of light
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The water molecules were photolytically decomposed when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
- Chlorine gas can be photolytically generated from chlorine compounds in the atmosphere.
- The dye was photolytically degraded under intense sunlight.
- Ozone is photolytically destroyed in the upper atmosphere by UV light.
- The researchers studied how the pollutant was photolytically broken down in natural conditions.