hydrolysis
Meanings
Plural: hydrolyses
Noun
- a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water
- A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
Origin / Etymology
From hydro- + -lysis.
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