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definition: |-
  The destruction of a molecule by electromagnetic radiation, which provides
  the energy required for a constituent atom to break the chemical bonds
  between it and the other atoms comprising the molecule. [Environmental
  Science and Technology; v.28; p.1300; 1994.][Review of Scientific
  Instruments; v.59; p.1307; 1988.]
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