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ammonolitic

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am⋅mo⋅nol⋅y⋅sis

  [am-uh-nol-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Chemistry.
decomposition in which ammonia is resolved into other compounds by being a source of H+ and NH2.
Origin:
1910–15; ammono- + -lysis

Related forms:
am⋅mo⋅no⋅lit⋅ic  [uh-mohn-l-it-ik, am-uh-nl-] , adjective
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Main Entry: am·mo·nol·y·sis
Pronunciation: "am-&-'näl-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural am·mo·nol·y·ses /-"sEz/
: a chemical reaction similar to hydrolysis in which ammonia reacts with another compound usually to form an amineammonolysis of organic esters yields acid amides> —am·mo·no·lyt·ic /&-"mO-n&-'lit-ik, -"män-&-; "am-&-(")nO-/ adjective
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ammonolysis am·mo·nol·y·sis (ām'ə-nŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The breaking of a chemical bond by ammonia during which an amino group is added at the point of breakage.

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