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hydrolysis

/haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drol-y-sis
IPA
/haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English hydrolysis From hydro- + -lysis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/
  • British English: /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

amidohydrolysis autohydrolysis cytohydrolysis electrohydrolysis endohydrolysis glycohydrolysis hydrolase hydrolysate lysergic perhydrolysis phosphohydrolysis photohydrolysis

Phrases

alkaline hydrolysis

Frequently Paired Words

hydrolytic hydrolyze

Rhymes With

electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis cytolysis

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrolysis?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/.
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.
Where does hydrolysis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English hydrolysis From hydro- + -lysis.

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