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- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishphotolysis
- English todaybiophotolysis
From bio- + photolysis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
biophotolysis
Today it means: The photolysis of a biochemical compound; but especially the production of hydrogen by the action of light on algae or any other organism. Full definition →
English photolysis ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-