hydrolysis

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(thing) by BioTech (7.3 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sun Feb 09 2003 at 6:47:09

A chemical reaction in which water is used to break down a compound; this is achieved by breaking a covalent bond in the compound by inserting a water molecule across the bond. The opposite of this is a dehydration-condensation reaction.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Sat Jan 07 2006 at 4:16:07

Hy*drol"y*sis (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.] (Chem.)

A chemical process involving the addition of the elements of water.

 

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