hydrolysis
nounUK /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ · US /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/
Etymology From hydro- + -lysis.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
- Derived terms
- alkaline hydrolysis, amidohydrolysis, autohydrolysis, electrohydrolysis, endohydrolysis, glycohydrolysis, hydrolase, hydrolysate, lysergic, perhydrolysis, phosphohydrolysis, photohydrolysis, prehydrolysis, thermohydrolysis
- Related terms
- hydrolytic, hydrolyze