ozonolysis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ozone

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.

Ancient Greek λύω (lúō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der.

English -lysis

English ozonolysis

From ozone + -lysis.

Noun

ozonolysis (countable and uncountable, plural ozonolyses)

1. (chemistry) Any reaction with ozone, especially to a double bond, in which cleavage of a bond occurs.