hydrolysis

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hydrolysis

  • /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ UK
  • /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/ US

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noun hydrolyses

  1. countable, uncountable 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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noun chemical process of decomposition

Españolhidrólisis
한국어가수분해 gasubunhae
日本語加水分解 kasuibunkai
中文水解 shuǐjiě
हिन्दीजलापघटन jalāpghaṭan
Portuguêshidrólise
Françaishydrolyse
DeutschHydrolyse
Italianoidrolisi
Ελληνικάυδρόλυση ydrólysi
Русскийгидролиз gidroliz
Tiếng Việtsự thuỷ phân

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@misc{hydrolysis_2026,
  title = {hydrolysis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrolysis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}