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hydrolysis

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Etymology

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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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    Noun

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    hydrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hydrolyses)

    1. (chemistry) 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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