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Definition of hydrolysis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hydrolysis

noun

/haɪˈdrɒlɪsɪs/

/haɪˈdrɑːlɪsɪs/

[uncountable] (chemistry)

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a reaction with water that causes a compound to separate into its parts

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