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solvolysis definition

sol·voly·sis (säl väl′ə sis, sôl-)

noun

a chemical interaction, as hydrolysis, between a solute and solvent, with the production of new compounds

Etymology: < solvent + -o- + -lysis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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