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ammonolysis

[ am-uh-nol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌæm əˈnɒl ə sɪs /
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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.
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Origin of ammonolysis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ammonolysis

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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