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Hydrolysis vs Condensation - What's the difference?

hydrolysis | condensation |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrolysis and condensation

is that hydrolysis is a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water while condensation is the reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

hydrolysis

English

Noun

(hydrolyses)
  • (chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
  • (biochemistry) The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)

    • Related terms

    * hydrolyze

    condensation

    English

    (wikipedia condensation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed
  • (physics) The conversion of a gas to a liquid; the condensate so formed
  • (chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule

    • Derived terms

    * condensation trail

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