Hydrolysis is defined as a chemical reaction where something reacts with water and is changed into a new substance.
(noun)An example of hydrolysis is the change of a starch into glucose.
See hydrolysis in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. hydrolyses
Origin: hydro- + -lysis
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