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hy⋅drol⋅y⋅sis

  [hahy-drol-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water.
Origin:
1875–80; hydro- 1 + -lysis
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hy·drol·y·sis   (hī-drŏl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.
hy'dro·lyte' (-līt') n., hy'dro·lyt'ic (-drə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

hydrolysis 
1880, formed in Eng. from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + lysis "a loosening, a dissolution," from lyein "to loosen, dissolve" (see lose).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·dro·ly·sis
Pronunciation: hI-'dräl-&-s&s, "hI-dr&-'lI-
Function: noun
: a chemical process ofdecomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water —hy·dro·lyt·ic /"hI-dr&-'lit-ik/ adjective —hy·dro·lyt·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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hydrolysis hy·drol·y·sis (hī-drŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.

hy'dro·lyt'ic (-drə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
hy'dro·lyze' (-drə-līz) v.

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