• (n.) A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
Chemical decomposition. ... Origin: chemo-+ G. Lysis, dissolution ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ke-mol´ĭ-sis) chemical decomposition. adj., chemolyt´ic., adj.
Che·mol'y·sis noun [ Chemi cal + Greek ... a loosing.] A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone. Thudichum. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: kē′mol′i-sis Definitions: 1. Chemical decomposition.
chemolysis Chemical decomposition.