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hydrography
hydroid
hydrokinetics
hydrolase
hydrologic cycle
hydrology
hydrolysate
hydrolyse
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hydromagnetics
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hydrolysis
hy·drol·y·sis [ hī drólləssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
reaction with water: a chemical reaction in which a compound reacts with water, causing decomposition and the production of two or more other compounds, e.g. in the conversion of starch to glucose

hy·dro·lyt·ic [ hdrə líttik ] adjective
hy·dro·lyt·i·cal·ly adverb
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