lyolysis

American

[lahy-ol-uh-sis] / laɪˈɒl ə sɪs /

noun

Chemistry.

solvolysis.

lyolysis British

/ laɪˈɒlɪsɪs /

noun

chem the formation of an acid and a base from the interaction of a salt with a solvent

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Other Word Forms

lyolytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of lyolysis

lyo- ( see lyophilic) + -lysis

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