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Photolysis vs Glycolysis - What's the difference?

photolysis | glycolysis |

As nouns the difference between photolysis and glycolysis

is that photolysis is any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon while glycolysis is the cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source.

photolysis

English

Noun

(wikipedia photolysis) (-)
  • (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon

    • Related terms

    * photolyase * photolyte * photolytic

    glycolysis

    English

    (wikipedia glycolysis)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source.