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Decomposition vs Acidolysis - What's the difference?

decomposition | acidolysis |

As nouns the difference between decomposition and acidolysis

is that decomposition is decomposition while acidolysis is (chemistry) decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.

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
  • acidolysis

    English

    Noun

    (acidolyses)
  • (chemistry) decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid