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Decomposition vs Acetolysis - What's the difference?

decomposition | acetolysis | Hypernyms |

Decomposition is a hypernym of acetolysis.


As nouns the difference between decomposition and acetolysis

is that decomposition is decomposition while acetolysis is (organic chemistry) the breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride.

decomposition

English

(wikipedia decomposition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
  • The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
  • The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts

    • Related terms

    * decompose

    acetolysis

    English

    Noun

    (acetolyses)
  • (organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride

    • Hypernyms

    * decomposition * solvolysis

    Derived terms

    * acetolytic

    Related terms

    * acetolyze * alcoholysis * ammonolysis * hydrolysis