hydrolysis

/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/

IPA: /HH AY0 D R AA1 L AH0 S AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

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