alcoholysis

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

noun

Chemistry.

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

Other Word Forms

• alcoholytic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alcoholysis¹

alcohol + -lysis

Example Sentences

Facile hydrolysis and alcoholysis of palladium acetate.

From Nature