ammonolysis

American

[am-uh-nol-uh-sis] / ˌæm əˈnɒl ə sɪs /

noun

Chemistry.

decomposition in which ammonia is resolved into other compounds by being a source of H + and NH 2 .

ammonolysis British

/ ˌæməˈnɒlɪsɪs /

noun

chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

ammonolitic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

ammonolyses

plural

Etymology

Origin of ammonolysis

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

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