English Explanatory Dictionary

solvolysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute are broken; specifically a substitution, elimination or fragmentation reaction in which the solvent is the nucleophile.

Word forms

solvolysis solvolyses

Related words

alcoholysis hydrolysis

Derived words

solvolytic
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