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Hydrolysis
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A chemical reaction that uses water to break down a compound. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A chemical reaction in which a water molecule is added to a compound. This addition often involves the splitting or cleavage of the molecule. The hydroxyl group is incorporated into one fragment of the compound and the hydrogen atom in the other. (NCI Thesaurus)
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