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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
[
hdrə líttik
]
adjective
hy·dro·lyt·i·cal·ly
adverb
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