homolyze

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verb

To undergo homolysis.

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Meanings

verbhomolyze (third-person singular simple present homolyzes, present participle homolyzing, simple past and past participle homolyzed)

present singular third person homolyzes · participle present homolyzing · participle past homolyzed · past homolyzed · alternative homolyse

  1. chemistryTo undergo homolysis.

    The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.

    2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN
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    However, the rate at which ferrous complexes reductively homolyze hydroperoxides appears to be dependent on redox properties of the iron chelate.

    1989, Carmen Vigo-Pelfrey, Membrane Lipid Oxidation - Volume 1, page 113
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