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alcoholysis

[al-kuh-haw-luh-sis, -hol-uh-]

noun

Chemistry.

  1. chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and an alcohol.

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Other Word Forms

  • alcoholytic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alcoholysis1

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Facile hydrolysis and alcoholysis of palladium acetate.

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