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hydrolysis definition

hy·droly·sis (hī drälə sis)

noun pl. hydrolyses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with water so as to be changed into one or more other substances, as a starch into glucose, natural fats into glycerol and fatty acids, or a salt into a weak acid or a weak base

Etymology: hydro- + -lysis

Related Forms:

  • hydrolytic hy′dro·lyt′ic (hī′drō litik) adjective

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