desmolysis

noun

des·​mol·​y·​sis

dezˈmäləsə̇s

plural desmolyses

-ˌsēz

: a chemical reaction in which a carbon-to-carbon double bond is broken (as by the action of a desmolase)

desmolytic

¦dezmə¦litik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from desm- + -lysis

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