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hydrolysis

hy·drol·y·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-drol-uh-sis]
    • /haɪˈdrɒl ə sɪs/
    • /haɪˈdrɒl.ə.sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-drol-uh-sis]
    • /haɪˈdrɒl ə sɪs/

Definitions of hydrolysis word

  • noun plural hydrolysis chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water. 1
  • noun hydrolysis The chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. 1
  • noun hydrolysis chemical breakdown 1
  • noun hydrolysis a chemical reaction in which a compound reacts with water to produce other compounds 0
  • noun hydrolysis a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with water so as to be changed into one or more other substances, as a starch into glucose, natural fats into glycerol and fatty acids, or a salt into a weak acid or a weak base 0
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Origin of hydrolysis

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; hydro-1 + -lysis

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Parts of speech for Hydrolysis

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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hydrolysis popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • amidase

    an enzyme acting as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of an amide

  • aminase

    any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.

  • amylase

    any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva

  • araban

    a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.

  • aspartic acid

    nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter

  • atpase

    adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that converts ATP to ADP
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