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Meaning of cellulolysis in English:

cellulolysis

Pronunciation /ˌsɛljʊˈlɒlɪsɪs/

noun

Biology

  • The chemical decomposition of cellulose.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From cellulo- + -lysis, after French cellulolyse.