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Alcoholysis vs Acetolysis - What's the difference?

alcoholysis | acetolysis | Related terms |

Alcoholysis is a related term of acetolysis.


As nouns the difference between alcoholysis and acetolysis

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

alcoholysis

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) solvolysis using an alcohol

    • See also

    * hydrolysis

    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