Hydrolysis vs Hydration - What's the difference?
hydrolysis | hydration |
(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)
(chemistry) the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound
(biology) the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues
(construction) the chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.