hydrolysis

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Scrabble points: 20
Words With Friends: 18
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ (UK)

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/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ (UK) · /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/

Definition of hydrolysis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English hydrolysis From hydro- + -lysis.

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2-letter words

17 words

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