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glycerolysis

American

[glis-uh-rol-uh-sis] / ˌglɪs əˈrɒl ə sɪs /

noun

chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

glycerolyses

plural

Etymology

Origin of glycerolysis

glycero(l) + -lysis

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