ammonolysis

[ am-uh-nol-uh-sis ]

/ ˌæm əˈnɒl ə sɪs /

noun, plural am·mo·nol·y·ses [am-uh-nol-uh-seez] /ˌæm əˈnɒl əˌsiz/. Chemistry.

decomposition in which ammonia is resolved into other compounds by being a source of H+ and NH2.

Nearby words

ammonium thiosulfate, ammoniuria, ammono, ammono-, ammonoid, ammonolysis, ammonolyze, ammons, ammophilous, ammunition, amn

Origin of ammonolysis

First recorded in 1910–15; ammono- + -lysis

Related forms

am·mo·no·lit·ic

[uh-mohn-l-it-ik, am-uh-nl-] /əˌmoʊn lˈɪt ɪk, ˌæm ə nl-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ammonolysis

ammonolysis

/ (ˌæməˈnɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia

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Medicine definitions for ammonolysis

ammonolysis

[ ăm′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.