Hydrolysis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
  • n. The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of the elements of water. .
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A kind of chemical decomposition by which a compound is broken up and resolved into other compounds by taking up the elements of water.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    reaction    chemical reaction   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    electrolysis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oxidation    hydrogenation    interesterification    isomerization    inactivation   
     
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