ammonolysis

[am-uh-nol-uh-sis]

am·mo·nol·y·sis

[am-uh-nol-uh-sis]
noun, plural am·mo·nol·y·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

am·mo·no·lit·ic [uh-mohn-l-it-ik, am-uh-nl-] , adjective
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ammonolysis (ˌæməˈnɒlɪsɪs)
 
n
chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia

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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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