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hydrolysis

hyd·ro·ly·sis

UK/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ US/haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From hydro- + -lysis.

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