The term homolysis generally means breakdown (''lysis'') to equal pieces (''homo'' = same). There are separate meanings for the word in chemistry and biology: * Homolysis (biology), the fact that the dividing cell gives two equal-size daughter cells *

Homolysis (chemistry) In chemistry, homolysis () or homolytic fission is the dissociation of a molecular bond by a process where each of the fragments (an atom or molecule) retains one of the originally bonded electrons. During homolytic fission of a neutral molecule ...

, a chemical bond dissociation of a neutral molecule generating two free radicals

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