What does "hydrolysis" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "hydrolysis"?

Pronounced //haɪˈdɹɑləsəs//.

Common synonyms include: analytical hydrolysis, catalysis, catalyst, chemical hydrolysis, controlled hydrolysis, decay.

/haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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. countable, uncountable
2
a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water wordnet

From hydro- + -lysis.