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

1
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

Words Nearby ammonolysis

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British Dictionary definitions for ammonolysis

ammonolysis

/ (ˌæməˈnɒlɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia

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