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hydrolysis

Syllabification: (hy·drol·y·sis)
Pronunciation: /hīˈdräləsis/
Translate hydrolysis | into Italian
Definition of hydrolysis

noun

Chemistry
  • the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.

Derivatives

hydrolytic

Pronunciation: /ˌhīdrəˈlitik/
adjective

hydrolysis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hydrolysis in the British & World English dictionary