See Also: Hydrolysis(medicine)
hydrolysis(dictionary)
hydrolysis(encyclopedia)
acid hydrolysis(medicine)
enzymatic hydrolysis(medicine)

hydrolysis (iou)



hydrolysis noun. . L19.
[from HYDRO- + -LYSIS.]
Chemistry. Any reaction in which a compound is decomposed and the hydrogen and hydroxyl of the water molecule become attached to separate products (AB + H2O AH + BOH); an analogous decomposition of an organic compound by an acid or alkali; a reaction between a water molecule and an ion that gives a hydrogen or hydroxyl ion.
hydro'lytic adjective L19.
hydro'lytically adverb by means of or as regards hydrolysis E20.