al·co·hol·y·sis

[al-kuh-haw-luh-sis, -hol-uh-]
noun Chemistry.
chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and an alcohol.

Origin:
alcohol + -lysis

al·co·hol·yt·ic [al-kuh-haw-lit-ik, -ho-] , adjective
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alcoholysis al·co·hol·y·sis (āl'kə-hô'lĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. al·co·hol·y·ses (-sēz')
A reaction in which a chemical bond is broken by the addition of alcohol.

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Alcoholysis is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
Comparing the lubricity of biofuels obtained from pyrolysis and alcoholysis of soybean oil and their blends with petroleum diesel.
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