🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

생물분해

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saengmul-bunhae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Biolysis/baɪˈɒl.ɪ.sɪs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"생물분해 과정은 폐기물 처리에서 중요한 역할을 합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The breakdown or decomposition of organic matter by living organisms, typically microorganisms.

    "Biolysis of the chemical pollutants in the wastewater was monitored over a period of two weeks."
  2. 2

    The destruction or dissolution of living cells or biological tissues.

    "The laboratory study focused on the biolysis of targeted cellular structures under specific enzymatic conditions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'bios' meaning life and 'lysis' meaning a loosening, dissolution, or breaking down. It entered scientific terminology in the late 19th to early 20th century to describe biological decomposition processes.

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