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Word: hydrolysis (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • biochemistry The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)
  • chemistry 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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