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Hydrolysis vs Hydrated - What's the difference?

hydrolysis | hydrated |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrolysis and hydrated

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 hydrated is combined chemically with water.

As a noun 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.

As a verb hydrated is

past tense of hydrate.

As an adjective hydrated is

combined chemically with water.

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

    hydrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hydrate)
    • We took the powdered milk and hydrated it until it was drinkable.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Combined chemically with water.