hydrolysis /hy·drol·y·sis/ (hi-drol´ĭ-sis) pl. hydrol´yses the cleavage of a compound by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.hydrolyt´ic
hydrolysis
hydrolysis (hī·dr
ˑ·l
·sis),
hydrolysis (hīdrol´isis),
hy·drol·y·sis (h -dr l  -ss)n. Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose. hy  dro·lytic (-dr -ltk) adj.hy dro·lyze (-dr-lz) v. |
hydrolysis
[hīdrol′isis]
Etymology: Gk, hydor + lysis, loosening
the chemical alteration or decomposition of a compound with water.
hydrolysis (hī·dr
ˑ·l·sis),n a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with water.
hydrolysis (hīdrol´isis),
n 1. a reaction between the ions of salt and those of water to form an acid and a base, one or both of which is only slightly dissociated. A process whereby a large molecule is split by the addition of water. The end products divide the water, the hydroxyl group being attached to one and the hydrogen ion to the other.
n 2. the splitting of a compound into two parts with the addition of the elements of water.
n 2. the splitting of a compound into two parts with the addition of the elements of water.
hydrolysis
the cleavage of a compound by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.
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