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ammonolysis

[am-uh-nol-uh-sis]
noun, plural am·mo·nol·y·ses [am-uh-nol-uh-seez] /ˌæm əˈnɒl əˌsiz/. Chemistry.
  1. decomposition in which ammonia is resolved into other compounds by being a source of H+ and NH2.

Origin of ammonolysis

First recorded in 1910–15; ammono- + -lysis
Related formsam·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

noun
  1. chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia
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ammonolysis in Medicine

ammonolysis

[ăm′ə-nŏl′ĭ-sĭs]
n.
  1. The breaking of a chemical bond by ammonia during which an amino group is added at the point of breakage.
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