hydrolysis
chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water.
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So they opted for a little-known and, in some quarters, controversial process known as aquamation, or alkaline hydrolysis, in which a body is soaked in a solution that dissolves practically everything but the bones.
How Their Son's Death Drove His Parents to Find an Alternative to Tradition | Melissa Chan | March 7, 2022 | TimeThis indicated probably the hydrolysis of an unstable lead compound.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe poisonous property is lost in the general rearrangement which takes place during hydrolysis.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe complication, resulting from the hydrolysis of the chromate, is not included in this calculation.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe difference in the values obtained, when hydrolysis is considered or neglected, is very considerable.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
Other methods depend upon a partial hydrolysis of the protein.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for hydrolysis
/ (haɪˈdrɒlɪsɪs) /
a chemical reaction in which a compound reacts with water to produce other compounds
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Scientific definitions for hydrolysis
[ hī-drŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]
The reaction of water with another chemical compound to form two or more products, involving the ionization of the water molecule and usually splitting the other compound. The proteins, fats, and complex carbohydrates in food are broken down in the body by hydrolysis that is catalyzed by enzymes in the digestive tract.
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