- hy|drol|y|sis
- hy|drol|y|sis «hy DROL uh sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».a chemical process in which a compound is broken down and changed into other compounds by taking up the elements of water.╂[< hydro- + lysis]
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drol — ce·drol; chon·drol·o·gy; co·ri·an·drol; den·drol·a·gus; den·drol·o·gist; den·drol·o·gy; drol·ly; hy·drol; hy·drol·a·try; hy·drol·o·gist; hy·drol·o·gy; hy·drol·y·sate; hy·drol·y·sis; xan·thy·drol; hy·drol·y·zate; … English syllables
hydrolysis — hy·drol·y·sis … English syllables
y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… … English syllables
hydrolysis — A chemical process whereby a compound is cleaved into two or more simpler compounds with the uptake of the H and OH parts of a water molecule on either side of the chemical bond cleaved; h. is effected by the action of acids, alkalies, or enzymes … Medical dictionary
chondrolysis — Disappearance of articular cartilage as the result of disintegration or dissolution of the cartilage matrix and cells. * * * chon·drol·y·sis (kon drolґĭ sis) [chondro + lysis] the degeneration of cartilage cells that occurs in the process of … Medical dictionary
osteochondrolysis — os·teo·chon·drol·y·sis (os″te o kon drolґə sis) osteochondritis dissecans … Medical dictionary
Hydrolysis — Hy*drol y*sis, n. [Hydro , 1 + lysis.] (Chem.) A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of the elements of water. Where the bond which is split is not part of a ring structure, this process causes formation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saponification — Hydrolysis Hy*drol y*sis, n. [Hydro , 1 + lysis.] (Chem.) A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of the elements of water. Where the bond which is split is not part of a ring structure, this process causes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrolysis — /huy drol euh sis/, n., pl. hydrolyses / seez /. chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water. [1875 80; HYDRO 1 + LYSIS] * * * Chemical reaction in which water (H2O or HOH) and another reactant… … Universalium
hydrolysis — hy•drol•y•sis [[t]haɪˈdrɒl ə sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] chem. chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
