English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrolysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

Pronunciation

/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hydrolysis.wav /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/

Word forms

hydrolysis hydrolyses

Etymology

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.

Related words

hydrolytic hydrolyze

Derived words

alkaline hydrolysis amidohydrolysis autohydrolysis electrohydrolysis endohydrolysis glycohydrolysis hydrolase hydrolysate lysergic perhydrolysis phosphohydrolysis photohydrolysis prehydrolysis thermohydrolysis
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