hydrolysis

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -lysis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs

Noun

hydrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hydrolyses)

  1. (chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

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