Hydrolysis

Noun CEFR B2

haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolhidrólisis

Françaishydrolyse

DeutschHydrolyse

18 more languages

العربيةالتميّؤ

Catalàhidròlisi

Češtinahydrolýza

Ελληνικάυδρόλυση

Suomihydrolyysi

Magyarhidrolízis

Հայերենհիդրոլիզ

Italianoidrolisi

日本語加水分解

Қазақ тілігидролиз гидроыдырау

한국어가수분해

Bahasa Melayuhidrolisis

Polskihydroliza

Portuguêshidrólise

Русскийгидролиз

Tagalogtubigbilos

Tiếng Việtthuỷ phân

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

hydrolyte Hydrolytic hydrolyzability hydrolyzation Hydrolyzed hydrolyzed vegetable protein

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