Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hydrolysis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hydrolysis \Hy*drol"y*sis\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.] (Chem.)
A chemical process involving the addition of the elements of
water.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hydrolysis
n : 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
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